Weight Loss and Melatonin Reduce Obesity-Induced Oxidative Damage in Rat Testis

Table 1

Weights of rats at the beginning and at the end of study.

	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	Group 4	^∗𝑃
Weight (base)	311.43±2.94	314.29±3.59	320±3.65	315.71±3.40	𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟑^a
Weight (8th week)	323.71±1.80	383.93±5.20	391.43±4.35	388.57±5.03	<𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^b
^∗∗𝑃	0.017	0.018	0.018	0.018
Weight differences (base to 8th week)	12.29±1.89	69.64±6.73	71.43±7.59	72.86±6.01	𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^b
Weight (12th week)	—	—	—	369.43±5.56
^∗∗∗𝑃	—	—	—	𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝟏^c

Data were shown as mean ± standard deviation.
^∗𝑃 values of the comparisons among four groups.
^∗∗𝑃 values of the comparisons between base and 8th week weights separately for groups.
^∗∗∗𝑃 values of the comparisons among base 8th week and 12th week weights for group 4.
^aThere was statistically significant difference between group 1 and group 3. However there were no statistically significant difference between other pairwise comparisons.
^bThere was statistically significant difference between group 1 and other groups. However there were no statistically significant difference between other pairwise comparisons.
^cThere was statistically significant difference between measures of base and 8th and 12th week. However there were no statistically significant difference between measures of 8th and 12th week.