Fig. 1.
A Mean ABCA1 DNA methylation levels in EAT and SAT; B ABCA1 mRNA levels in EAT and SAT samples from the CAD and NCAD groups; C ABCA1 mRNA levels in EAT and SAT samples from the subgroup of patients with CAD and concomitant carotid artery disease or peripheral artery disease compared to the NCAD group; D ABCA1 protein levels in EAT samples from the CAD and NCAD groups and representative western blot. The origin bands of WB are presented in Additional file 5. Note: The CAD+ subgroup includes patients with CAD and concomitant carotid artery disease or peripheral artery disease