Table 2.

Antihyperglycemic activity parameters of pumpkin peel, flesh, and seed powders.

Group∗	Means (±SE) of blood glucose level (mg/dl)
	0 day	7 days	14 days	21 days	28 days
A	90.00 ± 1.15y	90.67 ± 0.67y	92.67 ± 1.45y	91.00 ± 0.58y	90.00 ± 2.89y
B	296.00 ± 3.06ab	294.33 ± 2.33abc	297.67 ± 1.45ab	299.33 ± 2.33a	297.67 ± 1.45ab
C	292.67 ± 5.46abc	284.33 ± 2.33de	205.00 ± 2.89j	172.33 ± 1.45op	166.00 ± 2.52pq
D	291.67 ± 6.01bcd	274.33 ± 2.33f	195.00 ± 2.89k	166.00 ± 2.08pq	160.67 ± 1.76qr
E	294.33 ± 2.33abc	271.67 ± 1.67f	184.33 ± 2.33lmn	153.00 ± 1.73st	147.67 ± 1.45tu
F	290.67 ± 2.33bcd	287.67 ± 1.45cde	212.00 ± 1.53j	179.33 ± 2.33no	172.33 ± 2.33op
G	291.33 ± 2.03bcd	282.33 ± 1.45e	189.67 ± 2.91kl	157.33 ± 3.71rs	157.67 ± 3.18rs
H	291.33 ± 4.48bcd	273.33 ± 1.67f	181.67 ± 1.20mn	145.67 ± 3.48tu	141.67 ± 1.67uv
I	293.00 ± 5.69abc	263.33 ± 1.67g	195.00 ± 2.89k	152.00 ± 1.53st	147.67 ± 3.76tu
J	293.67 ± 3.48abc	255.33 ± 2.91h	187.67 ± 2.60klm	137.67 ± 3.93vw	137.67 ± 1.45vw
K	295.67 ± 2.96ab	246.67 ± 1.67i	179.33 ± 1.76no	132.33 ± 1.45wx	128.33 ± 1.67x
Overall means	274.58 ± 10.37A	256.73 ± 9.59B	192.73 ± 7.92C	162.36 ± 8.66D	158.85 ± 8.64E

Means sharing same letter in a column are statistically nonsignificant, and means sharing different letters in a column are statistically significant (P > 0.05). Small letters represent comparison among interaction means, and capital letters are used for overall mean. Group^∗; A: negative control (normal rats with normal diet), B: positive control (diabetic rats with normal diet), C: rat groups fed with 5 g pumpkin peel powder, D: rat groups fed with 10 g pumpkin peel powder, E: rat groups fed with 15 g pumpkin peel powder, F: rat groups fed with 5 g pumpkin flesh powder, G: rat groups fed with 10 g pumpkin flesh powder, H: rat groups fed with 15 g pumpkin flesh powder, I: rat groups fed with 5 g pumpkin seed powder, J: rat groups fed with 10 g pumpkin seed powder, K: rat groups fed with 15 g pumpkin seed powder.