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Table 3 Comparison of hepatic-antioxidant enzyme and malondialdehyde levels in rabbits from the control and different oils (STHMVO, L-RHMVO & H-RHMVO) fed groups at 16 weeks (n = 12)

From: Association of long-term consumption of repeatedly heated mix vegetable oils in different doses and hepatic toxicity through fat accumulation

Groups

Mean ± SD

95% CI

CV%

CAT (U/mg)

Control

207.2 ± 22.5

196.4 to 219.3

10.9

STHMVO

206.8 ± 19.3

194.5 to 219.0

9.3

L-RHMVO

148.9 ± 15.5 *

139.1 to 158.7

10.4

H-RHMVO

140.5 ± 12.4 **

132.6 to 148.4

8.8

SOD (U/mg)

Control

29.3 ± 1.5

28.4 to 30.2

4.9

STHMVO

29.9 ± 1.4

28.0 to 30.9

4.6

L-RHMVO

13.3 ± 1.3 *

12.5 to 14.1

9.5

H-RHMVO

7.7 ± 0.6 *

7.3 to 8.1

7.2

GPx (U/mg)

Control

34.6 ± 1.4

33.8 to 35.5

3.9

STHMVO

33.8 ± 1.3

33.0 to 34.6

3.7

L-RHMVO

19.6 ± 1.5 *

18.7 to 20.5

7.4

H-RHMVO

8.3 ± 0.5 *

7.9 to 8.6

6.1

MDA (nmol/g)

Control

15.5 ± 1.6

14.4 to 16.5

10.5

STHMVO

15.0 ± 1.4

14.2 to 15.9

9.1

L-RHMVO

39.5 ± 1·9 *

38.3 to 40.6

4.7

H-RHMVO

42.5 ± 5.2 **

39.2 to 45.8

12.2

  1. * The mean difference is significant at p < 0.05. ** The mean difference is highly significant at p < 0.005. SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval, CV coefficient of variation, STHMVO single time heated multiple vegetable oil; L-RHMVO low dose- repeated heated mix vegetable oil, H-RHMVO high dose- repeated heated mix vegetable oil, SOD superoxide dismutase, CAT catalase, GPx glutathione peroxidase, MDA malondialdehyde