Table 4.
Serum levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride from rats (5 male and 5 female each) treated with deionized water, corn oil (30 g LAE/kg) and guava seed oil (6 g and 30 g LAE/kg) for 90 days. Data are expressed as individual and mean ± SD values. & p < 0.05 when compared with the level at the baseline (day 0).
| Serum Lipids | Time | DI | CO (30 g LAE/kg) | GSO (6 g LAE/kg) | GSO (30 g LAE/kg) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 M | 5 F | 5 M, 5 F | 5 M | 5 F | 5 M, 5 F | 5 M | 5 F | 5 M, 5 F | 5 M | 5 F | 5 M, 5 F | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | Day 0 | 64.4 ± 8.0 | 61.8 ± 11.5 | 63.1 ± 9.4 | 65.6 ± 10.7 | 66.2 ± 6.9 | 65.9 ± 8.5 | 67.4 ± 11.2 | 72.6 ± 11.6 | 70.0 ± 11.1 | 62.4 ± 4.2 | 69.2 ± 12.7 | 65.8 ± 9.6 |
| Day 90 | 66.8 ± 13.5 | 51.8 ± 8.5 | 59.3 ± 13.3 | 62.2 ± 4.8 | 65.4 ± 6.1 | 63.8 ± 5.5 | 72.8 ± 16.4 | 62.2 ± 4.8 | 67.5 ± 12.7 | 74.0 ± 6.5 | 62.6 ± 10.1 | 68.3 ± 10.0 | |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | Day 0 | 87.0 ± 24.2 | 33.2 ± 8.2 | 60.1 ± 33.1 | 100.4 ± 24.6 | 44.8 ± 4.3 | 72.6 ± 33.7 | 70.0 ± 17.4 | 41.8 ± 10.0 | 55.9 ± 20.0 | 89.4 ± 34.2 | 60.8 ± 9.9 | 75.1 ± 28.1 |
| Day 90 | 66.2 ± 19.4 | 38.8 ± 11.7 | 52.5 ± 20.9 | 39.8 ± 6.4 | 48.4 ± 7.9 | 44.1 ± 8.1 & | 118.6 ± 45.1 | 39.8 ± 6.4 | 79.2 ± 51.4 | 77.4 ± 20.2 | 39.8 ± 9.8 | 58.6 ± 24.8 & | |
Abbreviations: CO = corn oil, DI = deionized water, GSO = guava seed oil, LAE = linoleic acid equivalent, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglyceride.