Table 1 Descriptive statistics of diabetic rats in randomized groups

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

Pvalue

Pairwise difference

Body Measure

KW/BW (%)

15

0.41

0.12

15

0.67

0.12

15

0.52

0.08

15

0.54

0.14

< 0.01

NC-DN, NC-V, DN-SK, DN-V

Urine measures

Urinary protein (mg/L)

15

647.67

375.52

15

852.27

585.58

15

710.6

392.24

15

1103

582.72

0.08

Urinary albumin (mg/L)

15

15.03

4.77

15

24.78

9.83

15

19.13

6.67

15

15.03

6.03

< 0.01

NC-DN, DN-V

Urine urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

15

436.27

212.65

15

457.17

212.4

15

435.4

213.89

15

389.5

108.89

0.96

Urine creatinine (µmol/L)

15

4327.4

1915.04

15

3367.3

1290.13

15

3765.2

1057.02

15

2747.35

887.8

0.02

NC-V

ACR (ug/mg)

15

33.48

11.86

15

68.51

26.28

15

45.62

12.47

15

50.18

15.69

< 0.01

NC-DN, NC-V, DN-SK, DN-V

Blood measures

CHO (mmol/L)

15

1.62

0.42

15

1.87

0.42

15

1.83

0.39

15

1.53

0.23

0.02

DN-V

TG (mmol/L)

15

0.58

0.22

15

0.82

0.34

15

0.99

0.25

15

0.9

0.61

< 0.01

NC-SK

LDL (mmol/L)

15

0.41

0.1

15

0.54

0.17

15

0.57

0.16

15

0.45

0.13

0.01

NC-SK

BUN (mmol/L)

15

10.19

3.4

15

18.47

6.13

15

14.11

4.45

15

18.53

6.84

< 0.01

NC-DN, NC-SK, NC-V

Serum creatinine (µmol/L)

15

135.4

11.79

15

143.67

24.84

15

111.87

11.51

15

137.47

17.49

< 0.01

NC-SK, DN-SK, V-SK