TABLE 1.

Sample sizes and distributions of Lp-PLA₂ activity (nmol/min/ml) and LDL cholesterol concentration (mmol/L) within and between basal and HCHF diets

	Basal Diet		HCHF Diet
	Lp-PLA2	LDL-C	Lp-PLA2	LDL-C
N	657	679	660	683
Mean	6.09	1.07	7.66	2.15
Median	5.88	1.03	7.19	2.02
Variance	2.03	0.19	5.75	0.99
Variance/Mean	0.33	0.18	0.75	0.46
Min value	2.82	0.00	2.84	0.27
Max value	11.67	3.13	21.29	6.31

HCHF, high-cholesterol, high-fat; LDL-C, LDL-cholesterol; Lp-PLA₂, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A₂.