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Table 1 Body weight and food consumption

From: Comparative antilipidemic effect of N-acetylcysteine and sesame oil administration in diet-induced hypercholesterolemic mice

  

Groups

Measurements

 

NC

HC

HCN

HCS

Initial Body Weight (g)

 

23 ± 0.45

22.40 ± 0.40

22.85 ± 0.40

23.50 ± 0.33

Final Body Weight (g)

 

24.3 ± 0.61b

22 ± 0.63acd

24.28 ± 0.52b

25.25 ± 0.53b

Food Consumption (g/day)

 

3.25 ± 0.03a

3.38 ± 0. 04

3.52 ± 0. 05ad

3.23 ± 0. 05a

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

Time 0

94.00 ± 6.31

85.50 ± 7.34

83.25 ± 4.33

88.62 ± 5.22

 

Time 1

95.60 ± 4.15bcd

203.4 ± 11.29ac

158.57 ± 5.38ab

188.12 ± 15.09a

LDL-cholesterol

(mg/dL)

Time 0

22.13 ± 3.83bc

8.00 ± 3.61a

9.85 ± 2.09a

16.87 ± 1.65

 

Time 1

23.72 ± 3.93bcd

147.20 ± 9.95ac

107.62 ± 4.54abd

140.72 ± 13.07ac

HDL-cholesterol

(mg/dL)

Time 0

48.83 ± 3.80

53.00 ± 5.56

50.25 ± 1.95

50.50 ± 2.22

 

Time 1

56.20 ± 1.59d

49.20 ± 4.60

44.28 ± 1.65

41.75 ± 3.85a

Triglycerides

(mg/dL)

Time 0

115.16 ± 9.86

139.50 ± 15.84

121.50 ± 8.57

137.25 ± 7.86

 

Time 1

78.40 ± 8.58bcd

35.00 ± 1.81a

33.28 ± 1.70a

28.25 ± 1.58a

  1. Body weight at the beginning and at the end of the experimental study, food consumption levels and total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides levels in serum before (Time 0) and after the 8-week experimental period (Time 1)
  2. (NC), Control mice; (HC) mice fed the high cholesterol diet; (HCN) mice fed the high cholesterol diet and treated with NAC; (HCS) fed the high cholesterol diet enriched with sesame oil.
  3. a: Significantly different from NC group
  4. b: Significantly different from HC group
  5. c: Significantly different from HCN group
  6. d: Significantly different from HCS group
  7. Values are presented as means ± standard error, P < 0.05.