Table 1.
Body weight, daily chow, and water intake (mean ± standard deviation) of nondiabetic rats (NDR), diabetic control rats (DR), and DR treated with hydroxytyrosol (HT) 5 mg/kg/day p.o. (HT-5), 3′,4′-dihidroxifenilglicol (DHPG) 0.5 or 1 mg/kg/day p.o. (DHPG-0.5, DHPG-1), or their association. n = 10 rats per group.
Variable | NDR | DR | HT-5 | DHPG-0.5 | DHPG-1 | HT-5 + DHPG-0.5 | HT-5 + DHPG-1 |
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Body weight (g) | 460 ± 7.3 | 347 ± 17.5 (+) | 358 ± 20.1 | 368 ± 17.8 | 364 ± 15.1 | 368 ± 23.8 | 374 ± 16.2 |
Chow intake (g/day) | 19.5 ± 2.0 | 29.5 ± 3.5 (+) | 24.3 ± 3.9 | 28.2 ± 2.9 | 23.8 ± 2.5 | 24.2 ± 2.9 | 27.2 ± 3.0 |
Water intake (mL/day) | 39.5 ± 5.1 | 110 ± 6.9 (+) | 82.7 ± 13.4 | 85.0 ± 9.1 | 82.5 ± 10.5 | 73.7 ± 10.3 | 80.7 ± 9.6 |
+p < 0.05 with respect to NDR.