Table 2.
Histopathology scoring.
| Tissue | Nonpravastatin Control Animals | Pravastatin- treated animals |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Incidence | 1/3 (33%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
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| Lung | Incidence | 2/3 (67%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
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| Diaphragm | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Severity | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
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| Liver | Incidence | 2/3 (67%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
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| Kidney | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
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| Spleen | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Severity | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
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| Adrenal Glands | Incidence | 2/3 (67%) | 2/3 (67%) |
| Severity | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
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| Stomach | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 2/3 (67%) |
| Severity | 2.7 | 1.3 | |
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| Duodenum | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Severity | 2.7 | 2.7 | |
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| Jejunum | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 2/3 (67%) |
| Severity | 2.0 | 1.3 | |
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| Ileum | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Severity | 2.7 | 2.3 | |
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| Mesentery | Incidence | 3/3 (100%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
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| Mesenteric Lymph Node | Incidence | 2/3 (67%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Severity | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
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| Abdominal Wall | Incidence | 2/3 (67%) | 3/3 (100%) |
| Severity | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
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| Total | Incidence | 35/42 (83.3%) | 27/42 (64.3%) |
| Severity | 22.7 | 18.3 | |
Severity by tissue: mean as determined by dividing sum of severity grades for each animal by number of animals in each group (3). Severity grades were 0–4 for normal, minimal, mild, moderate, and marked, respectively.
Total incidence: sum of incidence for each tissue in relation to total tissues scored.
Total severity: sum of mean severity for each tissue.