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Table 3 Animal characteristics after 7 weeks of treatment

From: The role of Odontella aurita, a marine diatom rich in EPA, as a dietary supplement in dyslipidemia, platelet function and oxidative stress in high-fat fed rats

Diet groups

C

COA

HF

HFOA

p value

Organs (g)

Body weight (Bw)

359.1 ± 18.7bc

339.1 ± 27.8c

389.1 ± 13.1a

378.7 ± 27.4ab

0.008

Liver weight (Lw)

11.1 ± 1.5

10 ± 0.7

10.6 ± 0.6

11 ± 0.9

N.S

Adipose tissue (AT)

4.5 ± 1.6b

4.8 ± 1.1b

6.9 ± 0.8a

4.3 ± 0.9b

0.016

AT/Bw (%)

1.2 ± 0.5b

1.4 ± 0.3ab

1.8 ± 0.3a

1.1 ± 0.2b

0.045

Daily food intake (g/day)

46.2 ± 12.8a

42.8 ± 9.2a

35.9 ± 8.7b

32.3 ± 8.8b

< 0.001

Energy intake (Kcal/day)

170.47 ± 47.23

161.3 ± 34.7

168.23 ± 40.8

154.07 ± 41.97

N.S

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SD (n=5). After a one-way ANOVA, Student–Newman–Keuls (SNK) multiple comparison test, results are arranged in increasing order from left to right: a > b > c (p < 0.05). C, control; COA, control + O. aurita; HF, high fat; HFOA, high fat + O. aurita. N.S: Not significant.