Ultraviolet-Visible and Fluorescence Spectroscopy Techniques Are Important Diagnostic Tools during the Progression of Atherosclerosis: Diet Zinc Supplementation Retarded or Delayed Atherosclerosis

Table 1

Concentrations of lipids and lipoproteins in control, HCD, and HCD + Zn Rabbits (∗means 𝑃<0.05).

Chemical parameters (mg/dL)	Control (𝑛=5)	HCD (𝑛=5)	HCD + Zn (𝑛=5)
Total cholesterol (TC)	65.2±8.71	658.95±95.27^∗	93.12±5.5^∗
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)	43.6±7.41	677.2±11.1^∗	95±24.1^∗
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)	12.37±1.65	17.32±1.55	13±1.6
Triglyceride	89.24±9.71	197.25±32.25^∗	109±10.3^∗