[Table/Fig-4]:

Comparison of numerical variables between three different age categories

Parameters	Kruskal-Wallis (K-W) Test values		Dunn’s Test value
	H	p	Age categories	p-value
Length	12.114	0.002	Len1 vs Len2 Len1 vs Len3 Len2 vs Len3	4.563(ns) 1.095(ns) 0.008(<0.01)
Diameter	2.48	0.289	--
No. of Lymphoid Follicle	12.79	0.002	Lym Foll No1 vs Lym Foll No2 Lym Foll No1 vs Lym Foll No3 Lym Foll No2 vs Lym Foll No3	2.761(ns) 0.006(<0.01) 0.023(<0.05)

Len 1, Len 2, Len 3 - Length of age category 1, 2, 3. Lym foll No 1, 2, 3 – Number of lymphoid follicle in age category 1, 2, 3. ns - Statistically non significant