Table 1 Body weight and serum parameters of the three study groups after 12 weeks (Mean ± SD).

From: Effects of high-fat and low-calcium diets on the structure of filiform and fungiform tongue papillae in rats

 

HFD group

LCD group

Control group

P1

P2

P3

Body weight (gm)

181.9875 ± 11

195.55 ± 21

168.825 ± 12

0.043*

0.00759*

0.129

Calcium mg/dl

10.7 ± 2

7.5 ± 0.488

9.64 ± 0.32

0.1988

0.0062*

0.028*

Insulin (ng/ml)

32.9 ± 4

27 ± 1.5

22.7 ± 2

0.00114*

0.000761*

0.00165*

Glucose (mg/dl)

118.5 ± 54.6

92.4 ± 13.9

87 ± 10

0.090

0.3388

0.1606

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

75.8 ± 19

71.5 ± 8.6

51.73 ± 3.5

0.034*

0.012*

0.418

LDL (mg/dl)

21.8 ± 18

31.017 ± 5.69

16.9 ± 5.25

0.29

0.02

0.2477

HDL (mg/dl)

40.35 ± 5.39

30.67 ± 1.07

24 ± 1.839

0.0028*

0.004*

0.012*

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

68 ± 8.86

49.5 ± 17

53.84 ± 8.85

0.042*

0.37

0.1180

  1. HFD: high-fat diet, *: significant (p < 0.05), SD: standard deviation, gm: grams, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, TG: Triglyceride, mg = milligram, ng = nanogram, ml = millilitre.
  2. p1: p-value for comparing Control and high-fat diet groups.
  3. p2: p-value for comparing between Control and calcium-deficient diet groups.
  4. p3: p-value for comparing between high-fat diet group and calcium calcium-deficient diet group.
  5. *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.
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