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Table 4 Mean values for serum lipid profile (mg/dL) of normal and hyperlipidemic rats after 8 weeks

From: Antihyperlipidemic efficacy of aqueous extract of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in albino rats

Experimental groups

Total cholesterol

HDL

LDL

VLDL

LDL/HDL

Triglycerides

N0

129.05 ± 6.84b

41.52 ± 2.54a

35.34 ± 2.78b

22.18 ± 4.7b

0.85 ± 0.42b

103.9 ± 4.83b

H0

150.55 ± 7.83a

37.04 ± 3.74d

55.49 ± 3.88a

26.21 ± 6.7a

1.49 ± 0.73a

107.9 ± 5.88a

H1

125.22 ± 5.91c

39.76 ± 4.34c

33.02 ± 4.79c

21.22 ± 5.7c

0.83 ± 1.22c

102.13 ± 6.89c

H2

121.63 ± 6.81d

40.13 ± 4.74bc

30.92 ± 4.72d

20.72 ± 8.7d

0.77 ± 1.42d

101.12 ± 6.71c

H3

116.17 ± 5.89e

41.14 ± 4.38ab

27.82 ± 4.40e

20.56 ± 7.de

0.67 ± 1.50e

99.11 ± 6.54d

H4

110.56 ± 5.81f

42.02 ± 4.39a

22.77 ± 4.36f

19.33 ± 5.9e

0.54 ± 1.66f

98.62 ± 7.22d

  1. Values with different superscript letters along the column differ significantly (P < 0.05)
  2. HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, VLDL Very low density lipoprotein
  3. N0 = Basal diet and distilled water
  4. H0 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water
  5. H1 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 200 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  6. H2 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 300 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  7. H3 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 400 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract
  8. H4 = High cholesterol diet and distilled water with 500 ppm aqueous stevia leaf extract