Research Article

The Effects of Green Tea Consumption on Cardiometabolic Alterations Induced by Experimental Diabetes

Table 1

Body weight, kidney mass index, and parameters obtained of metabolic cage.

CGTDDGT

Initial body weight (g)
Final body weight (g)
Left kidney mass index (mg/g) * *#
Right kidney mass index (mg/g) * *#
Food intake (g)
Hydric consumption (mL/24 h)
Urinary excretion (mL/24 h)

C: control, drinking tap water group; GT: green tea-treated group; D: diabetic, drinking tap water; DGT: diabetic, treated with green tea group. Initial and final body weight (g) and kidney mass index (mg/g): C ( ), GT ( ), D ( ), and DGT ( ). Metabolic cage: C ( ), GT ( ), D ( ) and DGT ( ). * versus C and GT; # versus D.