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. 2012 Aug 7;3(9):2021–2035. doi: 10.1364/BOE.3.002021

Table 1. Comparison Tests between Breast Tissue Conditionsa.

  d15/d31 (ANOVA)
d33/d31 (ANOVA)
d22/d31 (K.S. Test)
Groups M.D. p‑value S.S. M.D. p‑value S.S. M.D. p‑value S.S.
Normal vs. Hyperplasia 0.023 0.3259 No   −0.005 0.8085 No   −0.011 0.9845 No
Normal vs. Dysplasia 0.059 0.0170 Yes   0.003 0.9122 No   −0.012 0.1688 No
Normal vs. Malignant 0.115 <0.0001 Yes   −0.040 0.0438 Yes   −0.064 0.0002 Yes
Hyperplasia 
vs. Dysplasia 0.036 0.1410 No   0.008 0.7304 No   −0.001 0.1641 No
Hyperplasia 
vs. Malignant 0.092 0.0003 Yes   −0.034 0.0762 No   −0.053 0.0002 Yes
Dysplasia vs. Malignant 0.056 0.0218 Yes   −0.043 0.0395 Yes   −0.052 0.0135 Yes

aThe comparison test is performed at a p-value of 0.05, which corresponds to 95% confidence level. M.D. is the mean difference between the different tissue conditions. S.S. is the abbreviation for statistically significant.