The Efficiency of Barley (Hordeum vulgare) Bran in Ameliorating Blood and Treating Fatty Heart and Liver of Male Rats

Table 8

Effect of barley bran supplementation for 8 weeks on bilirubin, protein, fasting blood sugar, and glycated hemoglobin in hypercholesterolemic rats.

Parameters	Statistics	G1	G2	G3	G4
Total bilirubin; mg/dL	Mean ± SE	0.73 ± 0.06^a	0.73 ± 0.06^a	0.71 ± 0.06^a	0.70 ± 0.06^a
	LSD 0.05 = 8.197
	-test		0.00^NS	0.19^NS	0.37^NS
Direct bilirubin; mg/dL	Mean ± SE	0.20 ± 0.02^a	0.21 ± 0.03^a	0.18 ± 0.03^a	0.20 ± 0.03^a
Indirect bilirubin; mg/dL	LSD 0.05 = 0.137	0.53 ± 0.04^a	0.51 ± 0.04^a	0.53 ± 0.04^a	0.50 ± 0.03^a
	-test		0.41^NS	−0.27^NS	0.23^NS
	LSD 0.05 = 0.137	0.53 ± 0.04^a	0.51 ± 0.04^a	0.53 ± 0.04^a	0.50 ± 0.03^a
Total protein g/dL	Mean ± SE	6.80 ± 0.21^a	6.71 ± 0.23^a	6.76 ± 0.19^a	6.81 ± 0.20^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.060
	-test		0.29^NS	−0.13^NS	−0.29^NS
Albumin; g/dL	Mean ± SE	4.23 ± 0.13^a	4.23 ± 0.11^a	4.28 ± 0.15^a	4.25 ± 0.13^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.376
	-test		0.00^NS	−0.22^NS	−0.10^NS
Globulin; g/L	Mean ± SE	2.56 ± 0.25^a	2.48 ± 0.18^a	2.48 ± 0.22^a	2.56 ± 0.27^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.698
	-test		0.23^NS	0.00^NS	−0.22^NS
A/G ratio; g/L	Mean ± SE	1.76 ± 0.23^a	1.77 ± 0.13^a	1.82 ± 0.23^a	1.79 ± 0.25^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.60
	-test		−0.03^NS	−0.13^NS	−0.04^NS
Fasting blood sugar (FBS); mg/dL	Mean ± SE	113.17 ± 4.16^a	115.50 ± 3.41^a	112.17 ± 4.86^a	112.33 ± 4.65^a
	LSD 0.05 = 13.33
	-test		−0.34^NS	0.49^NS	0.46^NS
Glycated hemoglobin A1c %	Mean ± SE	5.01 ± 0.10^a	5.08 ± 0.09^a	5.08 ± 0.06^a	5.08 ± 0.08^a
	LSD 0.05 = 0.268
	-test		−0.39^NS	0.00^NS	0.00^NS

Data are represented as mean ± SE. -test values; ^***. ANOVA analysis: within each row, means with different superscript (a, b, c, or d) are significantly different at , whereas means superscripts with the same letters mean that there is no significant difference at . LSD: least significant difference.