Table 1.
Mean (SD) of variables in the cross-sections of aortic segments from infected and sham inoculated apoE KO mice
| Group | Plaque/internal surface Mean (SD) | External Diameter Mean (SD) | % obstruction Mean (SD) |
plaque height | Inflammation adventitia (0 - 3+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MP (n = 12) | 0.038 (0.037) | 0.38 (0.11) | 69 (26) | 0.20 (0.12) | 0.22 (0.67) |
| CP (n = 7) | 0.043 (0.028) | 0.37 (0.11) | 90(26) | 0.23 (0.08) | 0.44 (0.53) |
| MPCP (n = 5) | 0.032 (0.027) | 0.30 (0.11) | 84 (4.0) | 0.18 (0.08) | 1.33 (0.82) |
| Sham inoculated (n = 6) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.30 (0.11) | 42 (46) | 0.08 (0.09) | 0.71 (0.76) |
| P (ANOVA and Dunn's test) | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.047 (CP vs Sham) | 0.07 | 0.02 (MP vs MPCP) |
| P (T test) | 0.07 (MP vs Sham) 0.06 (CP vs Sham) |
0.012 (CP vs Sham) |
MP - Mycoplasma pneumoniae, CP - Chlamydia pneumoniae, SD -Standard Deviation. P values correspond to ANOVA test and Dunn's, for non-normally distributed values or Bonferroni's test for normally distributed values.