Research Article

Nigella sativa Fixed and Essential Oil Supplementation Modulates Hyperglycemia and Allied Complications in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus

Table 5

Correlation matrix of some important parameters in diabetic rats.

ChlHDLTGLDLGl.InsulinMDATACCD

Chl1.00
HDL−0.82**1.00
TG0.94**−0.80*1.00
LDL0.99**−0.87**0.90**1.00
Gl0.93**−0.75*0.89**0.92**1.00
Insulin−0.57ns0.27ns−0.65ns−0.50ns−0.74*1.00
MDA0.74*−0.69ns0.78*0.73*0.86**−0.72*1.00
TAC−0.68ns0.66ns−0.70*−0.68ns−0.77*0.69ns−0.96**1.00
CD0.86**−0.72*0.87**0.83**0.96**−0.79**0.94**−0.86**1.00

Significant ( ); **highly significant ( ); and ns: non-significant.
Chl: cholesterol; HDL: high density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; LDL: low density lipoprotein; Gl: glucose; MDA: malonaldehyde; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; CD: conjugated dienes.