|
Group
|
Body weight (g)
|
Heart weight (mg)
|
Cardiac index (%)
|
Urine glucose (mmol/L)
|
|---|
| |
Before
|
After
| | | |
|---|
|
Control
|
130 ± 10
|
408 ± 24
|
950 ± 90
|
2.32 ± 0.22
|
1.6 ± 0.9
|
|
Diabetes
|
135 ± 12
|
216 ± 59*
|
620 ± 130*
|
2.79 ± 0.25¶
|
511.6 ± 97.2*#
|
|
Diabetes + telmisartan
|
135 ± 14
|
254 ± 62*
|
670 ± 120*
|
2.67 ± 0.35¶
|
424.9 ± 63.5*
|
- Body weight was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the experiment.
- ¶P <0.05 vs Control; *P <0.001 vs Control; #P <0.05 vs Diabetes + telmisartan.
- Cardiac index = heart weight (mg)/body weight (g).
