Table 6 Haematological and biochemical indices of Wistar rats Fed on formulated complementary foods from maize, defatted groundnut and ginger flour blends in Wistar rats

 PVC (%)

20.00 ± 0.12^c

21.00 ± 0.09^b

22.50 ± 0.30^a

22.00 ± 0.36^a

37.6-50.6

 Hb (g/dl)

6.70 ± 0.04^c

7.00 ± 0.03^b

7.50 ± 0.05^a

7.90 ± 0.75^a

11.5-16.1

 WBC (× 10³ mm⁻³)

6.40 ± 0.03^b

4.90 ± 0.04^d

8.70 ± 0.14^a

8.20 ± 0.43^a

6.6-12.6

 RBC (× 10³ mm⁻³)

2.20 ± 0.01^d

2.35 ± 0.02^c

3.00 ± 0.07^a

2.45 ± 0.01^b

6.76-9.75

 MCHC (g/dl)

33.50 ± 0.31^ab

33.30 ± 0.31^b

34.20 ± 0.40^a

33.10 ± 0.37^b

28.2-34.1

 MCH (pg)

30.40 ± 0.24^c

29.80 ± 0.26^d

38.40 ± 0.59^a

34.30 ± 0.21^b

16.0-23.1

 MCV (fl)

90.1 ± 0.42^b

89.30 ± 0.61^c

98.50 ± 0.38^a

89.90 ± 0.59^c

50-77.8

 Neutrophils (%)

30.00 ± 0.20^c

29.00 ± 0.32^d

40.40 ± 0.54^a

32.00 ± 0.71^b

53.-38.1

 Lymphocytes

62.00 ± 0.51^c

59.00 ± 0.47^d

68.60 ± 0.19^a

67.00 ± 1.32^a

56.7-93.1

 Monocytes (%)

Nil

1.00 ± 0.01^c

3.20 ± 0.03^a

3.00 ± 0.20^ab

0.00-7.7

 Eosinophils (%)

Nil

Nil

1.00 ± 0.00

Nil

0.0-3.4

 Basophils (%)

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

–

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.07 ± 0.12^c

3.52 ± 0.10^b

3.72 ± 0.77^ab

4.12 ± 0.81^a

3.4 – 5.8

 Total protein (g/dL)

3.40 ± 0.82^c

3.57 ± 0.51^b

5.62 ± 0.82^ab

6.04 ± 0.89^a

5.6 – 7.6

 Globulin (g/dL)

0.33 ± 0.01^c

0.05 ± 0.04^d

1.90 ± 0.21^a

1.92 ± 0.05^a

–

 Urea (mg/dl)

14.75 ± 5.71^b

11.56 ± 2.04^c

10.16 ± 1.40^d

7.77 ± 0.77^e

7.0 – 20.

 Creatinine (mg/dl)

6.15 ± 0.21^a

5.63 ± 0.79^b

4.80 ± 0.95^bc

2.07 ± 0.10^d

2.0 -8.0

 AST (U/L)

20.86 ± 0.57^b

20.43 ± 0.41^b

19.30 ± 0.43^c

22.52 ± 0.10^a

45.7 - 80.8

 ALP (U/L)

41.41 ± 0.32^c

51.06 ± 0.43^b

61.33 ± 0.32^a

59.71 ± 0.57^ab

56.8 -128

 ALT (U/L)

40.71 ± 0.07^b

50.44 ± 0.13^a

50.46 ± 0.21^a

50.73 ± 0.43^a

17.5 – 30.2

 AST/ALT

0.51

0.41

0.38

0.44

< 1.00