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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2015 Feb 13;196(1):172–179. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.02.011

Table 2. Myofiber morphometrics of the gastrocnemius of control and PAD patients.

Myofiber morphometrics Control PAD P value
Cross-sectional area (μ2) 5047 ± 139 4215 ± 100 <0.001
Major axis (μ) 104.48 ± 2.1 96.53 ± 1.5 0.003
Minor axis (μ) 60.06 ± 1.7 53.51 ± 1.3 0.003
Equivalent diameter (μ) 76.21 ± 1.2 70.64 ± 0.8 <0.001
Perimeter (μ) 303.79 ± 5.6 280.57 ± 4.1 0.001
Roundness 0.799 ± 0.004 0.814 ± 0.003 0.005
Solidity 0.947 ± 0.002 0.938 ± 0.001 <0.001
Myofiber density 0.823 ± 0.007 0.772 ± 0.005 <0.001

P values were adjusted for ABI, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, gender, and family history of PAD.