Research Article

Antiatherogenic and Cardioprotective Effects of Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) Juice in Aging Rats

Table 3

Somatometric indices.

ParametersGroups
CYCOA

Weight (g)104.29 ± 6.5%a363.60 ± 6.99%b419.17 ± 42.63%c
Abdominal circumference (cm)12.64 ± 1.25%a18.67 ± 0.98%b19.33 ± 1.54%b
BMI (g/cm2)0.41 ± 0.04%a0.61 ± 0.02%b0.73 ± 0.04%c
Lee index0.30 ± 0.01%a0.29 ± 0.004%a0.31 ± 0.01%a

Results are presented as mean values ± standard deviations. The intergroup comparison is made with one-way ANOVA. Significantly different values in each row are marked with different superscript letters.