[Table/Fig-1]:
Statistical analysis of the parameters of the entire study group (n=76, male=47, female=29)
| Base | Middle | Tip | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean± SD | CI | Mean± SD | CI | Mean± SD | CI | ||||
| UL | LL | UL | LL | UL | LL | ||||
| Maximum(Max) Follicle diameter (micrometer) or submucous coat thickening | 92.1 ± 22.4 | 136.9 | 47.3 | 84.3 ±19.4 | 123.1 | 45.5 | 79.4 ±18.9 | 117.2 | 41.6 |
| Max. Muscle thickness (micrometer) | 58.6 ± 18.1 | 94.8 | 22.4 | 62.5 ± 17.9 | 98.3 | 26.7 | 66.8 ±17.7 | 102.2 | 31.4 |
| Max. Sero-mucosal thickness (micrometer) | 213.4 ±60.5 | 244.4 | 182.4 | 202.6 ±57.1 | 316.8 | 88.4 | 198.5 ±57.2 | 312.9 | 84.1 |
| Max. External diameter (millimetre) | 7.3 ±1.4 | 6.98 | 7.62 | 6.5 ± 1.3 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 8.4 | 3.2 |
| Follicle number (average) | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||||