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Table 2 Obesity Parameters for C, PAE, MetS1, MetS2 and MetS3 at baseline, week 8 and 16

From: The effects of Pandanus amaryllifolius (Roxb.) leaf water extracts on fructose-induced metabolic syndrome rat model

Variables

C

PAE

MetS1

MetS2

MetS3

0th

8th

0th

8th

0th

8th

0th

8th

16th

0th

8th

16th

Body weight (g)

248.5 ± 3.7

464.0 ± 13.8*

238.3 ± 5.7

448.2 ± 8.9*

243.5 ± 4.3

460.7 ± 13.8*

246.2 ± 3.6

480.2 ± 21.01*

547.7 ± 3.3#

234.7 ± 3.3

455.2 ± 12.8*

492.7 ± 11.7#a

Body weight gain (%)

–

45.37 ± 4.39

–

46.67 ± 1.79

 

48.38 ± 2.29

–

47.46 ± 1.52

11.91 ± 1.15

–

48.32 ± 1.41

8.16 ± 1.33a

Body Mass Index (g/cm2)

0.608 ± 0.02

0.790 ± 0.02*

0.638 ± 0.01

0.720 ± 0.02*

0.606 ± 0.01

0.783 ± 0.02*

0.583 ± 0.02

0.788 ± 0.02*

0.803 ± 0.01

0.561 ± 0.01

0.822 ± 0.05*

0.766 ± 0.04#

Abdominal Circumference (cm)

16.67 ± 0.31

21.08 ± 0.15*

17.00 ± 0.34

20.67 ± 0.33*

16.83 ± 0.21

21.25 ± 0.42*

17.33 ± 0.27

21.25 ± 0.38*

22.50 ± 0.18#b

16.91 ± 0.20

21.67 ± 0.40*

21.83 ± 0.25a

Total Abdominal Fat (mg/mm tibial length)

–

182.21 ± 14.96

–

189.81 ± 12.93

–

226.35 ± 18.89

–

–

283.67 ± 27.63

–

–

231.77 ± 18.49

  1. Note: Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6 for each group). ap < 0.05 compared to MetS2. *p < 0.05 compared to 0th week. #p < 0.05 compared to 8th week