MN ± SD p-value
Control group 86.7 ± 34.09  
Diabetic group 19.66 ±6.59 0.000c
QCT-treated group 78.46 ± 25.21 0.366c     0.000d
p < 0.05 is significant, c versus control group, dQCT-treated group versus diabetic group
Table 3: The number of β cells per islet in the control and experimental groups