Table 8.
Med, first, and third quartile (Q1 and Q3) of protein profile and kidney biomarkers in sera of rabbits administered nitrate- or WPH-fertilized lettuce juice (10 mL/animal daily) as compared to that of nonfertilized lettuce or lettuce-free diet (groups II and I, respectively).
| Parameters | Lettuce Juice Supplementation | p-Value | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | III | IV | ||||||||||
| Q1 | Med | Q3 | Q1 | Med | Q3 | Q1 | Med | Q3 | Q1 | Med | Q3 | ||
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.9 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.92 | 7.66 | 8.2 | 4.92 | 5.03 | 5.11 | 7.85 | 8.2 | 8.31 | 0.0114 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.72 | 3.95 | 4.25 | 2.03 | 2.23 | 2.48 | 4.01 | 4.26 | 4.3 | 0.0088 |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.71 | 3.95 | 2.63 | 2.8 | 2.89 | 3.84 | 3.94 | 4.01 | 0.0181 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 2.66 | 3.56 | 4.02 | 0.0109 |
| Urea (mg/dL) | 25.1 | 35.8 | 40.2 | 30.11 | 35.12 | 43.12 | 50.88 | 64.46 | 71.46 | 22.57 | 28.18 | 30.77 | 0.0181 |
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 3.31 | 4.42 | 6.5 | 8.92 | 9.93 | 10.22 | 3.22 | 4.62 | 4.93 | 0.0674 |
All rabbit groups received standard basal diet without (group I) or with (groups II-IV) 10 mL lettuce juice supplement. Lettuce juice (10 mL) was prepared from lettuce cultivated without (group II) or with nitrate fertilization (group III), or WPH (group IV) equivalent to 2.5, 11.16, and 3.86 mg/kg bw/day, respectively.