Continuous variables between the different treatment arms (i.e., atorvastatin alone, LNZ alone or the combination of both, in either SB or MV animals) were compared using 2-way ANOVA, the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test or the Kruskall-Wallis test, as appropriate, and post hoc corrections for multiple comparisons were applied. The Fisher exact test was used for the comparison of categorical variables.