Table 3a.
Tissue stiffness values for each patient at 90 Hz, 120 Hz, and 150 Hz vibration.
| Fibrosis | Patient # | Renal Tissue Stiffness (kPa)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| at 90 Hz | at 120 Hz | at 150 Hz | |||||
| NS | 7 | 6.9 |
mean 6.9 |
9.4 |
mean 9.4 |
11.6 |
mean 11.6 |
| Mild | 1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 7.9* | NA | 9.1* |
| 5 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 9.7 | ||||
| 6 | 6.9 | 9.3 | 10.4 | ||||
| 8 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | ||||
| 9 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| 10 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 9.4 | ||||
| Mod | 2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | NA | 11.0 |
| 4 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 11.0 | ||||
| Non-Dx | 3 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 12 | 12 |
*
Significant difference between mean stiffness values of mild and no significant fibrosis (p<0.05).