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Table 1 Mean ± SD of hematological parameters of diabetic rats fed on whey protein, olive leaves extracts and their mixture

From: Protective effects of whey protein mixed with Garcinia kola and olive leaves extract against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats

 

NC (n = 6)

DC (n = 6)

WP (n = 6)

OL (n = 6)

WPOL (n = 6)

ANOVA

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

F value

Sig.

WBC (103 μl)

10.8 ± 1.2

18.4 ± 5.3

13.1 ± 3.2

14.6 ± 3.9

14.6 ± 3.5

2.7

0.057

RBC (106 μl)

8.0 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 0.5

7.5 ± 0.6

7.9 ± 0.4

8.1 ± 0.5

1.1

0.364

Hgb (g/dl)

15.1 ± 1.1

16.0 ± 0.7

15.1 ± 1.1

15.9 ± 1.1

15.9 ± 0.7

1.2

0.322

Hct (%)

44.3 ± 3.8

46.4 ± 1.6

44.1 ± 2.7

48.0 ± 3.8

48.0 ± 1.9

2.4

0.077

MCV (fl)

55.5 ± 2.1

58.3 ± 2.5

58.8 ± 0.8

60.3 ± 2.2

59.7 ± 2.1

3.8

0.017*

MCH (pg)

18.9 ± 0.6

20.1 ± 1.0

20.1 ± 0.5

20.0 ± 0.5

19.7 ± 0.9

2.0

0.126

MCHC (g/dl)

34.2 ± 0.8

34.5 ± 0.6

34.2 ± 0.7

33.2 ± 0.7

33.0 ± 0.5

6.2

0.002**

RDW (%)

11.9 ± 0.6

12.1 ± 0.9

12.7 ± 1.1

12.9 ± 0.6

13.3 ± 1.8

1.4

0.280

PLT (103 ml)

613.3 ± 88.5

794.7 ± 83.6

837.2 ± 238.5

882.7 ± 104

860.0 ± 74.1

3.1

0.037*

MPV (fL)

5.7 ± 0.4

6.0 ± 0.1

5.4 ± 0.2

6.5 ± 0.4

6.6 ± 0.6

10.4

0.000***

  1. NC normal control; DC diabetic control; WP whey protein; OL olive leaves; WPOL whey protein and olive leaves; n number of rats, SD standard deviation, and ANOVA analysis of variance; WBC white blood cells; RBC red blood cells; Hgb hemoglobin; Hct hematocrit; MCV mean corpuscular volume; MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, RDW red cell distribution width; PLT platelet count; MPV mean platelet volume
  2. Values subscribed in the same row with different letters showed significant differences (P < 0.05) between these values as calculated by ANOVA and LSD
  3. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001