Table 2.
Intima-media thickness (IMT) and wall to lumen ratio (W:L) of gracilis arteries isolated from rats exposed to normoxia (NORM) or chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) for 3, 14, 28, or 56 days.
| NORM |
CIH |
P values* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 d | 14 d | 28 d | 56 d | 3 d | 14 d | 28 d | 56 d | Group | Time | |
| IMT, μm | 34.1±1.0 | 28.7±1.5 | 30.5±0.9 | 29.7±2.4 | 34.4±2.1 | 27.4±0.8 | 33.9±0.9 | 30.2±3.0 | 0.5392 | 0.0015 |
| W:L | 0.62±0.06 | 0.48±0.06 | 0.57±0.07 | 0.43±0.05 | 0.51±0.04 | 0.49±0.06 | 0.71±0.07 | 0.59±0.13 | 0.3272 | 0.1553 |
Values are means±SE.
All interactions were non-significant and between-group differences at all time points were non-significant.