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Table 1 Weight gain, hemodynamic and metabolic parameters in plasma of experimental groups

From: Effect of red beetroot juice on oxidative status and islet insulin release in adult male rats

Variables

Groups

Control group

RBJ group

Weight gain (g/4 weeks)

13.50 ± 3.22

3.17 ± 4.86*

Daily swallow (mL/day/rat)a

41.55 ± 6.75

56.96 ± 13.42

SBP (mmHg)

104.46 ± 2.76

90.34 ± 3.69

Pulse rate (beat/min)

276.1 ± 29.77

301.3 ± 8.11

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

117.0 ± 2.72

100.6 ± 3.54**

Fasting plasma insulin (Pmol/L)

248.8 ± 21.58

49.20 ± 5.91***

AST (SGOT)

61.00 ± 1.29

102.3 ± 12.03*

ALT (SGPT)

58.25 ± 4.50

58.50 ± 2.09

  1. Statistical comparison between groups was made using a t-test, values are mean ± SEM, n = 6 each group
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, MDA malondialdehyde, NOx nitrite + nitrate, SGOT serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, SGPT serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, RBJ red beetroot juice
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, statistically significant differences between groups in the outlined sites. Sampling was conducted on fasting
  4. aValues were approximately calculated