Table 2.
Effects of sodium nitrite on body weight, water consumption, food intake, and calorie intake.
| Parameters | Groups |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Diabetes | Diabetes + Nitrite | |
| Initial body weight (g) | 191.1 ± 3.2 | 189.0 ± 4.9 | 185.3 ± 3.4 |
| Final body weight (g) | 363.7 ± 5.9 | 382.1 ± 9.3a | 351.0 ± 18.4b |
| Body weight gain (g) | 116.3 ± 1.0 | 150.6 ± 3.3a | 129.5 ± 7.7b |
| Initial food intake (g/day/rat) | 17.2 ± 0.4 | 14.3 ± 0.2v | 14.6 ± 0.5a |
| Final food intake (g/day/rat) | 18.2 ± 1.4 | 13.9 ± 1.0a | 14.2 ± 1.0 |
| Initial calorie intake (kcal/day/rat) | 52.6 ± 1.1 | 70.0 ± 1.1a | 71.8 ± 2.6a |
| Final calorie intake (kcal/day/rat) | 55.5 ± 0.7 | 68.1 ± 0.8a | 69.6 ± 5.1a |
| Initial water consumption (ml/day/rat) | 27.9 ± 0.8 | 34.2 ± 0.7a | 34.3 ± 1.1a |
| Final water consumption (ml/day/rat) | 25.8 ± 0.5 | 38.3 ± 0.7a | 39.3 ± 3.4a |
a
Statistically significant difference compared to the control and diabetes groups, respectively. Values are mean ± SEM (n = 10/group).
b
Statistically significant difference compared to the diabetes group. Values are mean ± SEM (n = 10/group). This Table is modified from our previously published paper [12].