Table 2.

Renal function indicators in the experimental groups.

Variables	Control	MS	MS + HSL
Drinking wáter (mL/24 h)	18.12 ± 2.30	58.75 ± 5.06 **	35.00 ± 5.08 §
Weight of the right kidney (g)	1.27 ± 0.03	1.51 ± 0.08 †	1.30 ± 0.04 *
Urine (mL/24 h)	13.62 ± 2.53	24.00 ± 4.20 *	27.00 ± 3.33
UCr (mg/dL)	12.32 ± 1.29	3.95 ± 0.36 **	6.76 ± 1.19
SCr (mg/dL)	0.41 ± 0.02	0.67 ± 0.03 **	0.40 ± 0.02 §
CCr (mL/min)	2.51 ± 0.35	1.45 ± 0.15 **	2.79 ± 0.55 *
Albuminuria (mg/mL)	32.28 ± 5.54	74.67 ± 8.57 **	43.08 ± 7.54 §

Data are mean ± SE, n = 8 each group. Statistically significant at * p ≤ 0.04 MS + HSL and control vs. MS, ^† p = 0.01 control vs. MS, ** p ≤ 0.003, control vs. MS and ^§ p ≤ 0.001 MS + HSL vs. MS. Abbreviations: MS = metabolic syndrome; MS + HSL = metabolic syndrome plus Hibiscus sabdariffa L.