Protective Effect of Costus afer Aqueous Leaf Extract (CALE) on Low-Dose Heavy Metal Mixture-Induced Alterations in Serum Lipid Profile and Hematological Parameters of Male Wistar Albino Rats

Table 3

Loadings of lipid profile variables on significant principal components after Varimax rotation.

Lipid profile parameters	PC1	PC2	PC3
Cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.9499	0.0295	0.0206
HDL (mmol/L)	0.8890	0.0000	0.1110
LDL (mmol/L)	0.9001	0.0988	0.0011
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	0.9369	0.0577	0.0054
VLDL (mmol/L)	0.9369	0.0577	0.0054
Eigenvalue	4.6128	0.2437	0.1435
Variability (%)	92.2564	4.8736	2.8700
Cumulative (%)	92.2564	97.1300	100.0000

Bold figures are highly correlated coefficients and thus are the principal factors.