Effect of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Dried Calyx Ethanol Extract on Fat Absorption-Excretion, and Body Weight Implication in Rats

Table 2

Growth parameters and fecal weight in rats treated with Hibiscus sabdariffa L. extract, A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the means of the studied groups with post hoc Duncan multiple range tests at 5% and 1% for those results where a significant difference was indicated.

Parameters	Dietary groups
	Control (SDC)	SD5	SD10	SD15
Initial body weight (g)	260 ± 7	261 ± 11	338 ± 10	261 ± 2
Final body weight (g)	307 ± 9	306 ± 11	356 ± 11	267 ± 4
Body weight gain (g)	47 ± 7	45 ± 5	18 ± 4^∗∗	6 ± 2^∗∗
Food intake (g/d)	14.5 ± 0.3	14.2 ± 0.8	13.8 ± 0.6	12.1 ± 1.1^∗
Food efficiency (g body weight gain/g food intake)	3.2 ± 0.6	3.2 ± 0.3	1.3 ± 0.3^∗	0.5 ± 0.2^∗∗
Fecal dry weight (g/d)	1.25 ± 0.08	1.42 ± 0.12*	0.81 ± 0.05^∗∗	0.75 ± 0.09^∗∗

Statistical differences (^∗𝑃<.05;^∗∗𝑃<.01), when compared with the control group.