Table 3.
Blood leukocyte indexes.
| Index | Unit | Diet | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | HC | HCSB | HCHB | |||
| Number of white blood cells | 109/L | 17.5 ± 4.9 b | 27.3 ± 5.2 a | 17.2 ± 8.0 b | 15.7 ± 5.3 b | <0.01 |
| Number of lymphocytes | 109/L | 9.9 ± 3.6 b | 15.7 ± 4.1 a | 8.2 ± 6.1 b | 7.3 ± 4.5 b | <0.01 |
| Number of monocytes | 109/L | 0.88 ± 0.29 b | 1.64 ± 0.76 a | 0.97 ± 0.43 b | 1.04 ± 0.43 ab | <0.01 |
| Number of neutrophils | 109/L | 6.7 ± 1.6 b | 9.9 ± 3.2 a | 7.8 ± 2.0 a | 7.3 ± 1.5 a | 0.01 |
| Ratio of lymphocytes | % | 55.2 ± 8.2 a | 57.5 ± 10.2 a | 42.8 ± 14.8 b | 43.3 ± 14.7 b | 0.01 |
| Ratio of monocytes | % | 5.3 ± 1.5 b | 6.1 ± 3.0 ab | 7.6 ± 2.3 a | 6.9 ± 1.8 ab | 0.13 |
| Ratio of neutrophils | % | 39.5 ± 7.1 ab | 36.4 ± 9.7 b | 49.6 ± 13.1 a | 49.8 ± 13.9 a | 0.02 |
LC: low concentrate diet; HC: high concentrate diet; HCSB: HC supplemented with 1% sodium butyrate; HCHB: HC supplemented with 1% sodium β-hydroxybutyrate. The data are presented as means ± standard deviation. Means in the same row without a common superscript are significantly different (p < 0.05, n = 10), based on one-way analysis of variance with Duncan’s multiple range test.