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Published in final edited form as: NMR Biomed. 2023 Jul 12;36(11):e4996. doi: 10.1002/nbm.4996

Table 3:

Parameters extracted from the biopsy analysis in the subgroup of four young and six senior participants.

biopsy measurements	young	senior
Type IV Collagen [AU]	10.91±3.57	13.82±4
Type VI Collagen [AU]	15.28±1.52	14.66 ± 3.19
Fiber cross-sectional area (f_CSA)^† [μm²]	5575.81±865.19	3882.72±1391.67
Feret’s diameter (d_F)^* [μm]	63.94 ± 5.77	52.98±6.8
Angle of ECM (ϕ)^† [º]	24.00 ± 1.41	32.33 ± 5.16

Significant difference between young and senior age groups ( p < 0.05)

^†

Trend towards lower diameters and larger angles in the senior cohort ( p < 0.1).