Table II.

Quantification of aortic atherosclerotic lesions in the control, atherosclerotic and rosiglitazone groups at 12 weeks.

Group	IMT (μm)	Percentage of plaque area (%)
Control	203.21±30.61
AS	527.42±85.16a	27.78±12.00
Rosiglitazone	291.46±50.18b	5.88±3.31c

The aortic intima-media thickness (IMT) and the percentage of plaque area (surface area of plaque/surface area of whole intima) were measured in the rabbits in the control, atherosclerotic (AS) and rosiglitazone groups. Data are expressed as the means ± SEM, n=6. IMT in the 3 groups:

^aP<0.001 vs. control;

^bP<0.001 vs. AS group (ANOVA). Percentage of plaque area of 2 groups:

^cP<0.01 vs. AS group.