Effect of Antioxidant Mineral Elements Supplementation in the Treatment of Hypertension in Albino Rats

Table 1

Effect of antioxidant minerals on glucose, insulin and insulin resistance in salt-induced hypertensive.

Group	Glucose (mmol/L)	Insulin (μU/mL)	HOMA-IR
I	4.28±0.31	2.98±1.42	0.56±0.23
II	6.50±0.83^𝜌	17.01±4.04^𝜌	4.81±0.68^𝜌
III	5.62±0.72^𝛾	4.94±1.51^𝛼	1.21±0.26^𝛼
IV	5.66±0.75^𝜌	9.68±2.76^𝛼,𝜌	2.48±0.46^𝛼,𝜌
V	5.66±0.66^𝜌	11.06±4.50^𝛽,𝜌	2.93±0.42^𝛼,𝜌
VI	4.63±0.21^𝛼	6.56±1.47^𝛼	1.34±0.24^𝛼,𝛾

HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance, I-normotensive control, II-hypertensive control, III-group treated with copper, IV-group treated with manganese, V-group treated with zinc, VI-group treated with all the minerals.
Values are expressed as Mean ± SD; 𝑛=5. ^𝛼𝑃<0.01 when compared with grp II, ^𝛽𝑃<0.05 when compared with grp II, ^𝜌𝑃<0.01 when compared with grp I, ^𝛾𝑃<0.05 when compare with grp I by Dunnette’s multiple comparison test.