Figure 2
Concentration of sFcγRIIIaMϕ (upper) and total sFcγRIII (lower) in plasma from subjects with an annual medical checkup. The subjects were divided into four groups (0, I, II, III) which had no, one, two, or three and over risk factors including aging, current smoking, diabetes, hypertension, hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia, hypo-HDL-cholesterolemia, and family history of atherosclerotic diseases. Each horizontal bar with a vertical line is the mean ± SD. Significant differences compared with group 0 (**: P < 0.01), compared with group I (##: P < 0.01), and compared with group II (§§: P < 0.01).