Protective Role of Black Tea Extract against Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis-Induced Skeletal Dysfunction

Table 3

Density of femur, eighth thoracic rib, eighth thoracic vertebra, and fourth lumbar vertebra in control group (Group A), HFD group (Group B), and HFD + BTE supplemented group (Group C) of rats.

Parameters	Control	High-fat	High-fat + BTE	Significance level^##	Significance level*
	(Group A)	(Group B)	(Group C)		Gr. A versus Gr. B	Gr. B versus Gr. C
Bone density (gm/cm^3)
Right femur	1.39±0.02	1.22±0.01	1.34±0.007	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01
Eighth Thoracic Rib	2.57±0.28	1.44±0.03	2.15±0.11	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01
Eighth Thoracic Vertebra	1.33±0.03	1.23±0.02	1.299±0.01	𝑃<.05	𝑃<.05	𝑃<.01
Fourth Lumbar Vertebra	1.272±0.28	1.44±0.03	2.15±0.11	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01	𝑃<.01

Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (𝑛=6). ^##Denotes significance level based on Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric ANOVA test and * denotes significance level based on Mann-Whitney “U” multiple comparison test.