| Mean (SEM) in millimoles/litre | |||
Treatment | Total cholesterol | Triglycerides | High density lipoprotein cholesterol | Low density lipoprotein |
Basic standard diet (with no malakwang leaf extract) | 2.0a(0.1) | 1.1a(0.3) | 1.6ab*(0.1) | 0.4b(0.1) |
High fat diet (with no malakwang leaf extract) | 2.2a(0.1) | 1.6a(0.2) | 1.4b(0.1) | 0.4b(0.1) |
High fat diet with 200 mg/kg red malakwang leaf extract | 2.3a(0.1) | 1.8a(0.2) | 1.8a(0.1) | 0.3ab(0.0) |
High fat diet with 200 mg/kg white malakwang leafextract | 2.1a(0.2 | 1.9a(0.30) | 1.6ab(0.1) | 0.3ab(0.0) |
High fat diet with 400 mg/kg red malakwang leaf extract | 2.1a(0.1) | 1.7a(0.1) | 1.5ab(0.2) | 0.3ab(0.0) |
High fat diet with 400 mg/kg white malakwang leaf extract | 2.0a(0.1) | 1.9a(0.3) | 1.4b(0.1) | 0.3ab(0.2) |
High fat diet and atorvastatin (fat lowering drug) | 2.1a(0.1) | 1.9a(0.4) | 1.5ab(0.1) | 0.5a(0.1) |