Table 5.

Comparison of SWE values between control and varicocele groups

Group	Adjusted p value
Control group VS VCI	0.170
Control group VS VCII	< 0.006
Control group VS VCIII	< 0.003
VCI VS VCII	0.006
VCI VS VCIII	< 0.002
VCII VS VCIII	0.028

VS represents the comparison of testicular SWE values between different groups using the Mann–Whitney U test. Benjamini–Hochberg method is used to correct the statistical significance of multiple comparisons. SWE shear wave elastography, VC varicocele, VCI, VCII, and VCIII represent the left grades I, II, and III varicocele, respectively