| SL no |
Parameters (unit) |
Grade-I
(n=10) |
Grade-II
(n=29) |
Grade-III
(n=11) |
p-value |
| 1 |
Age
(yrs) |
51.6 ± 10.2
(38-72) |
52.5 ± 8.8
(39-70) |
48.5 ± 13.5
( 30-76) |
0.547 |
| 3 |
MAJX
(μm) |
12.87 ±1.82
(10.08-15.97) |
12.93 ± 1.76
(10.12-19.02) |
14.67 ± 1.90
( 10.72-16.79) |
0.023* |
| 3 |
MINX
(μm) |
9.95 ± 1.37
( 7.66-12.55) |
10.44 ± 1.18
(7.71-14.15) |
11.51 ± 1.72 (7.91-13.33) |
0.027* |
| 4 |
NA
(μm2) |
102.62 ± 28.60
(60.83-159.28) |
108.13 ± 28.30
(60.89-213.68) |
136.41 ± 35.14
(67.79-172.53) |
0.019* |
| 5 |
NP
(μm) |
35.82 ± 4.94
(27.85-44.78) |
36.69 ± 4.56
(27.91-52.07) |
41.11 ± 5.66
( 29.27-46.57) |
0.025* |
| 6 |
NAR |
1.33 ± 0.06
(1.24-1.43) |
1.26 ± 0.05
(1.16-1.38) |
1.28 ± 0.04 (1.22-1.33) |
0.001* |
| values are expressed as: mean ± standard deviation (minimum value – maximum value), n- number of sample, *-difference is significant |
