Table 2

Quantitative histopathological analysis

Area
Group
Mean
DP
Minimum
Maximum
P

Intimal area
CG
320340.22
392880.74
14720.20
1512612.11
0.024

GI
282659.14
346471.14
14500.40
1361362.80
0.006

GII
83115.01
65440.66
16187.50
269226.60

Luminal area
CG
458711.01
363013.82
1853.54
1773080.00
<0.0001

GI
556450.31
330540.15
3274.59
1486461.00
<0.0001

GII
861255.24
303153.71
222741.70
1586336.00

IMR
CG
0.50
0.41
0.04
1.13
0.021

GI
0.59
0.36
0.08
1.36
0.003

GII
0.18
0.14
0.03
0.49


IMR represents intima/media area ratio. Area was estimated in square micrometer.

Alessi et al. Thrombosis Journal 2008 6:12   doi:10.1186/1477-9560-6-12