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Table 1 Animal characteristics

From: The role of atorvastatin on the restenosis process post-PTA in a diabetic rabbit model

New Zealand

Group C

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group A

White rabbits

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

Weight (kg)

2.16 ± 0.27

2.04 ± 0.19

2.17 ± 0.31

2.25 ± 0.22

2.30 ± 0.33

Glucose (mmol/l)

19.71 ± 0.92

20.18 ± 0.93

19.95 ± 1.02

19.65 ± 1.18

19.73 ± 0.87

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

18.75 ± 0.44

18.61 ± 0.48

18.68 ± 0.38

18.47 ± 0.54

9.44 ± 0.27*

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

10.2 ± 0.35

10.3 ± 0.30

10.2 ± 0.48

10 ± 0.34

4.60 ± 0.18*

Serum triglycerides (mmol/l)

2.01 ± 0.04

2.08 ± 0.04

2.05 ± 0.04

2.15 ± 0.05

1.36 ± 0.05*

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

0.86 ± 0.02

0.80 ± 0.02

0.81 ± 0.02

0.81 ± 0.03

0.88 ± 0.02

  1. *P < 0.05 vs Group 3