Table 1 Weight gain and liver percentage relative to body weight in rats with cholesterol-rich diet, atorvastatin and with or without coenzyme Q ₁₀ supplementation

Body weight gain (g)

Without CoQ₁₀

114 ± 20

126 ± 23

140 ± 4ª

130 ± 7

135 ± 24

104 ± 38

With CoQ₁₀

95 ± 7¹

102 ± 36¹

117 ± 8^a,1

77 ± 28^b,1

108 ± 6¹

96 ± 8^b,1

Liver percentage

Relative to body weight (%)

Without CoQ₁₀

2.9 ± 0.2

2.7 ± 0.1^a

4.7 ± 1.3^a

4.5 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.5

With CoQ₁₀

2.38 ± 0.1¹

3.2 ± 0.1^{a, 1}

3.92 ± 1.1^a

3.9 ± 0.1¹

3.08 ± 0.13^{b, 1}

3.2 ± 0.18^{b, 1}