Table 5.

Assessment of early atherosclerosis lesions observed in rabbit aortas.

Early atherosclerosis lesions evaluation
Groups	Thickness (μm)	Surface area (μm2) × 1000
A	489 ± 49	1408 ± 470
B	298 ± 49*	835 ± 234 #
C	145 ± 20*,y	429 ± 105 #,y

Values of early atherosclerosis thickness and surface area occupied by foam cells are expressed as mean ± sd. *Significant difference for groups B or C versus group A in atherosclerosis lesion thickness (P < .05). ^#Significant difference for groups B or C versus group A in atherosclerosis lesion surface area (P < .05). ^ySignificant difference for group C versus group B in atherosclerosis lesion thickness and surface area, respectively, (P < .005). Statistical analysis was based on independent sample t-test.