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Table 1 Effects of a supplement of oxidised palm oil and sucrose on blood glucose

From: Oxidised palm oil and sucrose induced hyperglycemia in normal rats: effects of Sclerocarya birrea stem barks aqueous extract

Glycaemia (mg/dL)

Weeks

Standard diet (n = 7)

SOPO + S (n = 28)

W0

77.60 ± 2.76

78.35 ± 2.76

W8

80.60 ± 1.86

84.75 ± 2.64

W16

91.40 ± 2.97a

133.15 ± 1.97***C

  1. Each value represents mean ± SEM. a p < 0.05, c p < 0.001 vs. initial value (at W0). *** p < 0.001 vs. Standard diet. SOPO + sucrose = standard diet supplement with oxidised palm oil (10 %) and sucrose (10 %). SOPO + S: supplement in oxidised palm oil and sucrose