Subchronic Study of a White Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Extract with α-Amylase Inhibitory Activity

Table 5

Absolute and relative organ weights of rats treated with white kidney beans for 90 days.

Dose (g/kg)	Fasting body weight (g)	Absolute organ weight (g)				Relative organ weight (%)
		Liver	Kidneys	Spleen	Testes	Liver	Kidneys	Spleen	Testes
Male
4	456.5 ± 41.8	9.126 ± 1.093	2.420 ± 0.314	0.726 ± 0.099	2.963 ± 0.283	2.027 ± 0.383	0.537 ± 0.105	0.161 ± 0.032	0.657 ± 0.106
2	471.1 ± 30.5	9.558 ± 0.857	2.545 ± 0.220	0.745 ± 0.087	3.161 ± 0.285	2.032 ± 0.167	0.542 ± 0.059	0.158 ± 0.018	0.675 ± 0.091
1	489.3 ± 59.2	9.340 ± 0.540	2.438 ± 0.149	0.725 ± 0.098	3.027 ± 0.192	1.937 ± 0.282	0.504 ± 0.055	0.151 ± 0.033	0.625 ± 0.065
Control	473.1 ± 46.2	9.436 ± 0.710	2.460 ± 0.116	0.737 ± 0.084	3.155 ± 0.204	2.011 ± 0.237	0.524 ± 0.057	0.157 ± 0.025	0.674 ± 0.085
Female
4	262.8 ± 22.1	6.647 ± 0.418	1.672 ± 0.067	0.530 ± 0.077	NA	2.548 ± 0.283	0.640 ± 0.049	0.203 ± 0.030	NA
2	270.8 ± 29.0	6.702 ± 0.364	1.682 ± 0.079	0.525 ± 0.071	NA	2.500 ± 0.290	0.628 ± 0.075	0.196 ± 0.031	NA
1	286.2 ± 46.0	6.526 ± 0.582	1.708 ± 0.102	0.512 ± 0.042	NA	2.338 ± 0.433	0.608 ± 0.078	0.183 ± 0.033	NA
Control	277.8 ± 24.8	6.515 ± 0.534	1.709 ± 0.118	0.514 ± 0.041	NA	2.371 ± 0.361	0.621 ± 0.083	0.187 ± 0.026	NA

Note: values represent mean ± standard deviation (n = 10). Relative organ weight (%) = (absolute organ weight/fasting body weight) × 100%. NA, not available. Values of the treatment groups did not differ statistically from the control according to one-way ANOVA at .