Table 2.

Lipid profile of female and male rats after 28 days of administration of S. platensis

Females					Males
Doses mg/kg bw	TC (mg/dl)	HDL C (mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	Atherogenic index CT/HDL C	TC (mg/dl)	HDL C(mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	Atherogenic index CT/HDL C
Control	66 ± 23	42 ± 7a	250 ± 118	1.64 ± 0.42	92 ± 17a	52 ± 6	385 ± 90	1.76 ± 0.14
250	62 ± 12	43 ± 8a	257 ± 98	1.44 ± 0.19	84 ± 9a	53 ± 9	294 ± 147	1.58 ± 0.17
500	61 ± 11	40 ± 8a	207 ± 160	1.50 ± 0.10	74 ± 6b	40 ± 3	229 ± 152	1.85 ± 0.32
1000	57 ± 4	35 ± 5b	289 ± 127	1.62 ± 0.19	89 ± 14a	49 ± 3	334 ± 86	1.81 ± 0.19

In the same column, the values subscripted with the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05

Bw body weight, TC total cholesterol, HDL C High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL C Low Density Lipoprotein cholesterol, TG Triglycerides