Table 2.
Diameters of the glomerulus, Bowman’s space, and the renal corpuscle, and an assessment of arteriolosclerosis, inflammatory cells, and hyaline droplets.
| Control Group M ± SD |
Untreated Diabetic Group M ± SD |
TQ Treated Diabetic Group M ± SD |
F | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter of RC (µm) | 193.48 ± 20.12 | 228.08 ± 23.42 * | 216.95 ± 11.56 | 3.44 | 0.077 |
| Diameter GM (µm) | 158.10 ± 19.98 | 170.00 ± 22.81 | 184.40 ± 6.92 | 2.15 | 0.172 |
| Diameter of BS (µm) | 22.10 ± 4.29 | 30.93 ± 4.96 * | 16.23 ± 1.71 # | 14.33 | 0.002 |
| Arteriolosclerosis | Grade 0 | Grade 3 | Grade 1 | ||
| Inflammatory cell infiltration | Insignificant | Mild | Mild | ||
| Hyaline droplets | Insignificant | 30% | 20% |
F = the ratio of the between group variance to the within group variance. p = p-value, * significantly different compared with group I, # significantly different compared with group II. M ± SD = mean ± standard deviation.