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Table 4 One Month Study Blood Chemistry Group ANOVA Tests, separately by Sex

From: Toxicology studies of aqueous-alcohol extracts of Harpagophytum procumbens subsp. procumbens (Burch.) DC.Ex Meisn. (Pedaliaceae) in female and male rats

Sodium

 Females F = 2.13; df 3, 18; p = .13

 Males F = 11.79, df 3, 20; p < .001

Measure

Mean (sd)

Control

2014 HP

2016 HP

2016 Butanolic HP

Female – Sodium (mEq/L)

141.33 (3.08)

144.00 (1.58)

141.60 (1.52)

143.67 (2.07)

Male – Sodium (mEq/L)

142.67 (1.37)

142.50 (1.76)

139.33 (1.03)**

139.83 (0.41)**

Potassium

 Females F = 15.69; df 3, 18; p < .001

 Males F = 125.07, df 3, 20; p < .001

Measure

Mean (sd)

Control

2014 HP

2016 HP

2016 Butanolic HP

Female – Potassium (mEq/L)

4.85 (0.44)

4.82 (0.33)

6.36 (0.35) **

5.17 (0.48)

Male – Potassium (mEq/L)

4.78 (0.32)

6.37 (0.29) **

7.43 (0.34) **

7.90 (0.24) **

Phosphorus

 Females F = 5.40; df 3, 18; p = .01

 Males F = 1.68, df 3, 20; p = .20

Measure

Mean (sd)

Control

2014 HP

2016 HP

2016 Butanolic HP

Female – Phosphorus (mEq/L)

6.55 (0.50)

7.38 (0.65)

8.18 (0.64) **

7.70 (0.92) **

Male – Phosphorus (mEq/L)

7.53 (0.31)

8.03 (0.55)

7.62 (0.45)

7.65 (0.32)

  1. **HP group(s) was significantly (p < .05) different from Control Group