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Table 3 Body weight at baseline and after 28 days, food and water intakes of control and experimental rats treated with Tetrapleura tetraptera hydroethanolic extract and metformin

From: Tetrapleura tetraptera spice attenuates high-carbohydrate, high-fat diet-induced obese and type 2 diabetic rats with metabolic syndrome features

Groups

Weight T0 (g)

Weight T28 (g)

Weight T28-T0 (g)

Water intake (mL/day)

Food intake (g/day)

NCD

317(309–326)bc

332.5(320–336)Sb

13.5(4–26)

31.6(28.9–32.7)b

28.45(27.6–30.5)bc

HCHFD

414(388–425)a

452.5(445–468)Sa

43(20–63)

23.6(22.1–25.5)a

23.2(21.8–23.9)ac

HCHFD200

412(394–425)a

416(396–442)ab

6.5(−2–17)

21.45(20.6–24.1)a

17.55(16.8–19.4)ab

DBC

414(386–423)a

408(390–422)a

−2(−10–4)

22.45(20.6–23.9)a

16.7(15.6–17.5)a

DB200

413.5(390–426)a

410(388–421)a

−4(−8–−2)

21.2(20.4–23.4)a

17.6(16.4–18.6)ab

DB400

410.5(392–426)a

398(386–416)a

−7(−20–−2)

21.05(20.45–23.7)a

16.4(15.6–17.9)ab

DBMET

407(394–430)a

410(389–430)a

−2.5(−5–10)

23(21.4–24.7)a

17.6(16.9–19.5)ab

  1. Ssignificant compared with T0 (p < 0.05). asignificant relative to normal control on the same treatment day (p < 0.05). bsignificant compared with HCHFD on the same treatment day. csignificant compared with diabetic control on the same treatment day (p < 0.05). (n = 6)