Table 3.
Packed cell volume (PCV), mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and the hemoglobin levels of diabetic and control mice fed with different concentrations of polyphenol extract of guava leaves, pulp and seeds.
| Groups | PCV (%) | MCV (g/kg) | Hemoglobin Level (%) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| G1 | 38.6 a | 39.3 a | 40.3 a | 41.0 a | 92.6 a | 92.6 a | 94.3 a | 94.6 a | 10.0 b | 10.6 b | 11.3 b | 12.0 b |
| G2 | 39.3 b | 39.6 a | 40.6 a | 41.6 b | 94.0 b | 92.6 b | 94.3 a | 98.0 b | 9.0 a | 10.0 a | 10.0 a | 10.6 a |
| G3 | 39.3 b | 40.3 b | 41.0 b | 44.6c | 94.0 b | 97.0 c | 98.0 c | 99.0 c | 9.6 a | 11.6 b | 11.6 c | 12.3 c |
| G4 | 39.3 b | 40.6 b | 41.3 b | 46.0d | 94.0 b | 97.6 c | 99.3 cd | 106.0 f | 9.3 a | 11.8 c | 11.9 e | 12.9 f |
| G5 | 39.4 b | 42.6 d | 44.3 c | 42.0a | 94.0 b | 97.6 c | 103.3 d | 108.6 d | 9.3 a | 11.8 c | 11.8 d | 12.6 d |
| G6 | 39.3 b | 41.6 c | 44.3 c | 45.0c | 94.6 b | 102.3 e | 106.6 e | 109.0 g | 9.6 a | 11.9 d | 11.9 e | 12.7 de |
| G7 | 39.2 b | 40.3 b | 41.0 b | 41.6 b | 94.6 b | 97.6 c | 99.3 cd | 101.0 d | 9.6 a | 11.6 b | 11.9 e | 12.3 c |
| G8 | 39.5 b | 40.6 b | 41.3 b | 42.0 a | 94.3 b | 98.0 d | 100.6 d | 102.6 e | 9.3 a | 11.1 cd | 11.9 e | 12.8 e |
abc Lowercase letters (a–g) in columns show the significant difference (p < 0.05) among treatments within the same time.