|
SHAM
|
OVX
|
THL (0.2 g/kg)
|
THM (1.0 g/kg)
|
THH (2.0 g/kg)
|
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Body weight on the first day of treatment (g)
|
229.0
|
226.0
|
221.0
|
229.0
|
229.0
|
Body weight at sacrifice (g)
|
234.0
|
261.0
|
252.0
|
259.0
|
258.0
|
Changes in body weight (%)
|
4.63 (3.00)**
|
17.60 (5.00)
|
15.38 (3.00)*
|
13.51 (7.00)*
|
10.73 (8.00)**
|
Total food intake (g)
|
211.0 (70.00)
|
269.0 (58.00)
|
196.0 (7.00) **
|
218.0 (36.00)*
|
219.0 (18.00)*
|
- SHAM = Sham-operated Control rats; OVX = overictomised non-honey treated Control rats
- THL = Tualang Honey, low dose; THM = Tualang Honey, medium dose; THH = Tualang Honey, high dose
- All values are expressed as the median (IR).
-
a Kruskal - Wallis test.
- *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs. OVX (Mann-Whitney U - test)