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Table 1 Difference in plasma/serum markers between control and occlusal disharmony groups

From: Occlusal disharmony accelerates the initiation of atherosclerosis in apoE knockout rats

Parameter

Control

Occlusal disharmony

Corticosterone (ng/mL)

14.2 ± 4.9a

28.6 ± 12.4b

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

122.5 ± 11.1

162.8 ± 30.8b

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

48.5 ± 12.4

47.8 ± 24.5

Very low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

51.4 ± 6.1

66.1 ± 13.5b

Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

47.1 ± 5.5

63.0 ± 11.6b

High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)

9.8 ± 1.3

11.0 ± 1.7

Oxidized low density lipoprotein (ng/mL)

29.4 ± 5.0

25.8 ± 3.1

Reactive oxygen metabolites (CARR U)

469.3 ± 22.2

589.9 ± 163.0

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.2

  1. aData are expressed as means ± SD (n = 7).
  2. bp < 0.05 (vs. control group, according to t-test).