Table 1.

Characteristics and laboratory data of Apoe^−/− mice.

	Saline (n = 4)	Legumain (n = 8)	p-Value
Body weight (g)	29.8 ± 0.8	27.9 ± 0.8	0.1818
Food intake (g/d)	3.05 ± 0.20	3.05 ± 0.23	0.9854
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	97.0 ± 3.2	99.5 ± 2.6	0.5750
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	72.8 ± 3.5	75.4 ± 2.6	0.5664
Glucose (mg/dL)	260.6 ± 35.2	216.2 ± 14.8	0.1942
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	1342.1 ± 41.4	1607.7 ± 123.4	0.1729
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	242.9 ± 34.6	209.9 ± 19.7	0.3907
Free fatty acids (mEq/L)	2.08 ± 0.25	2.18 ± 0.21	0.7825
Insulin (ng/mL)	0.21 ± 0.05	0.09 ± 0.04	0.0966

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Analyzed by unpaired Student’s t test.