Table III.

Cellularity and cell shape results from grading of histologic samples

	Uninjured		Injured		Change scores
	Cellularity	Cell shape	Cellularity	Cell shape	Cellularity	Cell shape
2 weeks
CTL	1.00 ± 0.50	2.00 ± 1.00	3.00 ± 0.00	2.00 ± 0.00	2.00 ± 1.00	0.00 ± 2.00
HC	1.00 ± 0.00	1.00 ± 1.00	3.00 ± 0.00	2.00 ± 0.50	2.00 ± 0.00	1.00 ± 3.00
P value					1	.7
4 weeks
CTL	1.00 ± 0.50	3.00 ± 0.50	3.00 ± 0.00	1.00 ± 0.25	2.00 ± 1.00	−2.00 ± 1.00
HC	0.00 ± 0.50	0.00 ± 1.50	3.00 ± 0.00	2.00 ± 0.50	3.00 ± 1.00	2.00 ± 5.00
P value					.2	.4
8 weeks
CTL	2.00 ± 0.50	2.00 ± 0.50	2.50 ± 1.00	1.00 ± 0.25	1.00 ± 2.00	−1.00 ± 0.00
HC	0.50 ± 1.00	1.50 ± 3.00	2.00 ± 0.50	2.00 ± 0.00	1.50 ± 1.00	0.50 ± 3.00
P value					.6	.3

Data as medians ± interquartile range. P values are for high-cholesterol diet (HC) rats compared with control (CTL) rats.