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Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2009 Jan 2;29(3):348–355. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.108.176685

Table 1.

Atherosclerotic Phenotypes

Trait		C3H.Apoe^-/- (n)	C57BL/6J.Apoe^-/- (n)	F2 Cross
Lesion Size μm²	Male	149,936 ± 44,623 (8)	168,478 ± 58,914 (4)	82,818 ± 57,936 (49)
Lesion Size μm²	Female	118,281±13,623 (2)	128,409 ± 37,964 (5)	75,138 ± 59,169 (37)
Necrotic Core μm²	Male	63,766 ± 23,653	60,870 ± 25,644	23,129 ± 22,312
Necrotic Core μm²	Female	48,125 ± 12,128	41,136 ± 28,522	16,856 ± 16,878
Chondrocyte-like Cell (% sections)	Male	1 ±11	17 ± 39	6 ± 13
Chondrocyte-like Cell (% sections)	Female	0 ± 0	0 ± 0	4±8
Lateral Xanthomas (% sections)	Male	18 ± 19	53±20	24±33
Lateral Xanthomas (% sections)	Female	8 ± 11	21± 20	16±24
Buried Fibrous Caps (% sections)	Male	81 ± 40	52± 51	24±28
Buried Fibrous Caps (% sections)	Female	88 ± 34	48 ± 51	31±33
Fibrous Cap Thickness (Average # of cells)	Male	1.54 ± 0.81	2.5 ± 0.4	1.4±1.34
Fibrous Cap Thickness (Average # of cells)	Female	1.7 ± 0.47	1.54 ± 1.2	1.3 ±1.44

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denotes P<0.05 All other differences are non-significant