Table III.

Comparison of HWI, LVWI and myocardial fibrosis indexes in two groups of rats.

Index	FBG (mmol/l)	HWI (mg/g)	LVWI (mg/g)	Collagen I (ng/g)	Hydroxyproline (µg/mg)
DCM group (n=6)	22.85±3.77	4.04±0.36	3.16±0.26	229.67±31.92	79.23±13.31
DCM + Irbesartan group (n=6)	21.17±4.12	3.18±0.31	2.75±0.25	158.72±29.63	52.86±10.77
t	0.737	4.434	2.784	3.990	3.773
P-value	0.478	0.001	0.019	0.003	0.004

DCM group, diabetic cardiomyopathy group; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HWI, heart weight index; LVWI, left ventricular mass index.