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Table 1 Data on body weight, food intake, fasting blood glucose, and blood lipid profile

From: Bitter melon (Momordica charantia) attenuates atherosclerosis in apo-E knock-out mice possibly through reducing triglyceride and anti-inflammation

 

Control

BM

P value

Daily Food intake(g/w)

37.13±3.42

36.79±3.62

0.79(NS)

Body weight(g) pretrement

18.02±1.05

18.09±1.10

0.87 (NS)

Body weight(g)

32.73±1.43

30.95±1.23b

0.004

Fasting blood-glucose(mg/dl)

109.58±10.65

119.03±10.82

0.10 (NS)

TC(mg/dl)

1211.02±163.79

1281.16±123.93

0.35(NS)

TG(mg/dl)

60.73±15.62

41.04±11.72a

0.013

HDL (mg/dl)

52.78±5.25

50.60±14.32

0.69(NS)

LDL(mg/dl)

919.61±96.49

917.92±70.75

0.97(NS)

VLDL(mg/dl)

789.24±157.62

876.07±78.52

0.19(NS)

  1. Table1 TG as triglycerides, HDL as high-density lipoprotein, LDL as low-density lipoprotein and VLDL as very low-density lipoprotein. Values are expressed as mean±SD; n=8-12 per group; ap<0.05, bp<0.01; Control versus BM
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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