Table 3.
Daily food intake, changes in body weights, and relative organ weights in hamsters fed one of the five diets
| NCD | HCD | LHSO | HHSO | PCD | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food intake (g/d) | 8 ± 0 | 9 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 | 9 ± 1 | 0.95 |
| Body weight (g) | ||||||
| Initial | 115 ± 9 | 114 ± 7 | 114 ± 9 | 115 ± 7 | 117 ± 10 | 0.96 |
| Final | 133 ± 13 | 128 ± 11 | 133 ± 12 | 134 ± 10 | 137 ± 16 | 0.77 |
| Relative organ weight (% body weight) | ||||||
| Heart | 0.4 ± 0.0a | 0.3 ± 0.0b | 0.3 ± 0.0b | 0.3 ± 0.0b | 0.3 ± 0.0ab | 0.01 |
| Testis | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 2.2 ± 0.8 | 0.08 |
| Kidney | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.0 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.99 |
| Perirenal adipose tissue | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.2 | 0.91 |
| Epididymal adipose tissue | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 1.9 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 | 0.28 |
| Liver | 4.9 ± 0.7bc | 5.7 ± 0.6a | 5.2 ± 0.4ab | 5.3 ± 0.3ab | 4.6 ± 0.3c | < 0.01 |
NCD, Non-cholesterol diet; HCD, 0.15% Cholesterol diet; LHSO, Hawthorn seed oil substituting 50% lard; HHSO, Hawthorn seed oil substituting 100% lard, PCD, HCD with 0.5% cholestyramine
Data is expressed as mean ± S.D., where different letters in superscript indicate statistical difference, p < 0.05