Effects of Momordica charantia L. on the Blood Rheological Properties in Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Viscosity of whole blood in the different groups.

Experimental; group	Viscosity (Pa·s × 10^−3)		Statistics
	Normoglycemic	Hyperglycemic
Whole blood; (WB)	3.84±2.80	4.28±3.19	𝑃=0.0008^∗
WB; M. charantia L.	2.87±2.68	2.91±2.88	𝑃=0.0511^∗∗
WB PEG; microsphere	2.94±2.48	3.08±2.42	𝑃=0.0437^∗
WB PEG; M. charantia L.	2.98±3.01	2.69±2.58	𝑃=0.0092^∗

Data are represented by mean ± standard deviation (SD). *Differences (𝑃<0.05) between the normoglycemic and hyperglycemic groups, considering the samples. **Tendency to significance (0.05<𝑃<0.10) between the normoglycemic and hyperglycemic groups, considering the samples.