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Table 1 Linear regression of body weight in experimental rats

From: Acute and sub-acute toxicity of Echinops kebericho decoction in rats

Group	Weight gain				Food consumption
Group	Slope (95%CI)	p-value	R²	Interpretation	Slop (95%CI)	p-value	R²	Interpretation
Control-Female	0.08454 ± 0.1586	0.6132	0.04522	No change	− 0.5674 ± 0.3562	0.1307	0.1369	No change
150 mg/kg-Female	0.1919 ± 0.1185	0.1566	0.3040	No change	0.1455 ± 0.3601	0.6915	0.01010	No change
300 mg/kg-Female	0.1305 ± 0.1144	0.2973	0.1784	No change	−0.2414 ± 0.2905	0.4183	0.04135	No change
600 mg/kg-Female	0.1459 ± 0.1225	0.2784	0.1914	No change	−0.01497 ± 0.3343	0.9648	0.0001253	No change
Control-Male	0.7122 ± 0.2279	0.0205	0.6194	Gain	−0.8286 ± 0.1760	0.0002	0.5808	Decreased
150 mg/kg-Male	−0.3867 ± 0.2712	0.2037	0.2532	No change	0.3500 ± 0.2481	0.1776	0.1106	No change
300 mg/kg-Male	0.3133 ± 0.2192	0.2028	0.2540	No change	−0.5587 ± 0.3436	0.1235	0.1418	No change
600 mg/kg-Male	1.410 ± 0.3622	0.0080	0.7164	Gain	−0.5029 ± 0.2937	0.1062	0.1548	No change
Combined male and female
Control	0.3984 ± 0.9936	0.6945	0.01135	No change	−0.6980 ± 0.2965	0.0245	0.1402	Decreased
150 mg/kg	−0.09742 ± 1.511	0.9495	0.0002968	No change	0.2477 ± 0.2676	0.3610	0.02459	No change
300 mg/kg	0.2219 ± 1.632	0.8938	0.001319	No change	−0.4000 ± 0.4451	0.4392	0.02320	No change
600 mg/kg	0.7781 ± 1.073	0.4802	0.03621	No change	−0.2589 ± 0.3308	0.4392	0.01770	No change

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