Table 2.
Biochemical and blood serum characteristics of mice fed with and without the supplementation of guava extracts during 3 weeks of administration.
| Groups | Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dL) | Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) (mg/dL) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| G1 | 57.1 a | 57.8 a | 57.8 a | 57.9 a | 22.6 a | 22.6 a | 22.3 b | 22.6 b | 23.4 a | 23.5 d | 23.4 d | 23.4 d |
| G2 | 57.8 b | 57.8 a | 56.9 b | 54.3 b | 22.0 b | 20.6 a | 19.6 a | 19.3 a | 23.5 a | 23.5 d | 23.4 d | 23.6 d |
| G3 | 57.6 b | 54.7 b | 54.2 b | 53.8 c | 22.0 b | 24.3 b | 26.0 c | 28.3 d | 22.5 a | 22.6 c | 21.9 c | 21.7 b |
| G4 | 57.6 b | 54.0 b | 54.8 b | 52.3 d | 22.0 b | 25.3 b | 26.3 c | 30.3 e | 22.5 a | 22.6 c | 21.9 c | 17.0 a |
| G5 | 57.2 b | 54.6 b | 53.4 b | 53.8 c | 22.0 b | 25.6 b | 27.0 d | 27.3 d | 23.4 a | 19.6 b | 19.2 b | 21.6 b |
| G6 | 57.4 b | 53.9 c | 53.9 c | 53.7 c | 22.3 b | 25.6 c | 27.6 d | 30.3 e | 23.2 a | 19.3 a | 16.8 a | 22.6 c |
| G7 | 57.6 b | 54.7 b | 54.9 b | 53.8 c | 22.0b | 24.6 b | 25.3 c | 25.3 c | 23.4 a | 22.0 c | 21.8 c | 21.1 b |
| G8 | 57.6 b | 53.4 c | 52.8 c | 54.9 b | 22.3 b | 25.3 c | 26.3 c | 28.3 d | 23.2 a | 21.8 c | 21.1 c | 21.0 b |
Reported values are mean values from triplicates analysis. abc Lowercase letters (a–e) in columns show the significant difference (p < 0.05) among treatments within the same time.