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Table 2 Effects of theaflavin on hemoglobin and glycosylated hemoglobin levels in control and experimental animals

From: Protective effect of theaflavin on glycoprotein components and TCA cycle enzymes in high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Parameters

Control

Normal+ theaflavin (100 mg/kg b.wt)

Diabetes

Diabetes + theaflavin (100 mg/kg b.wt)

Diabetes + metformin

Hemoglobin(g/dl)

14.62 ± 1.15

13.93 ± 0.87

7.38 ± 1.33b

11.96 ± 1.30c

12.87 ± 1.11

HbA1c(%)

4.75 ± 0.41

4.64 ± 0.42

11.15 ± 1.16b

7.28 ± 0.73c

6.40 ± 0.78

  1. Values are given as mean ± SD for six animals in each group
  2. Values are considered significantly different at P < 0.05 with post-hoc LSD test *P < 0.05
  3. aControl vs. drug control (theaflavin-alone-treated rats)
  4. bControl rats. vs. diabetic rats
  5. cDiabetic rats.vs. theaflavin (100 mg/kg)
  6. dDiabetic rats treated with theaflavin (100 mg/kg) vs. metformin (500 mg/kg)