Table 5.
Effect of interventions on the body weight in non-diabetic and diabetic rats
| Interventions |
Body weight (gram)-non-diabetic rats
|
Body weight (gram)-diabetic rats
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 (baseline) | Day 15 | Day 0 (baseline) | Day 15 | |
| Water 10 ml/kg.b.wt |
182.7±8.5 | 200±6.9+ | 186.7±4.5 | 174±6.5* |
| Glibenclamide 2.5 mg/kg.b.wt |
182.7±7.5 | 207±4+ | 182.7±5.3 | 191±6.3# |
| Propolis extract 50 mg/kg.b.wt | 179.5±8.3 | 199.6±9+ | 182.7±7.5 | 192±5.2# |
| Propolis 100 mg/kg.b.wt | 182.5±5.2 | 198.7±6.9+ | 184±6.6 | 190±7.3# |
+P<0.05 in comparison with day 0 in non-diabetic rats; *P<0.05 in comparison with day 15 in non-diabetic rats; # P<0.05 in comparison with water in diabetic rats on day 15