Table 2.
Variance of kmax over the entire mesh surface. Results for Gynemesh (n=5) and Restorelle (n=5) samples are shown for both 1 and 10N under boundary conditions (BCs) 1, 2, and 3. Reported p-values are from a Friedman’s test, which tested the impact of BCs on Var(kmax).
| Var(kmax) (cm−1) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesh | Load (N) |
BC 1 | BC 2 | BC 3 | p |
| Gynemesh | 1 | 0.006 (0.0034 - 0.0169) |
0.0279 (0.0236 - 0.084) |
0.148 (0.124 - 0.240) |
0.041 |
| 10 | 0.05*
(0.0438 - 0.0534) |
0.4721 (0.2341 - 0.7265) |
5.714*
(3.386 - 6.341) |
0.007 | |
| Restorelle | 1 | 0.006 (0.0045 - 0.0077) |
0.047 (0.0422 - 0.0705) |
0.0851 (0.0707 - 0.127) |
0.015 |
| 10 | 0.0139*
(0.0119 - 0.0143) |
0.458 (0.248 - 0.537) |
1.855*
(1.774 - 2.787) |
0.007 | |
indicates differences between Gynemesh and Restorelle at the same load and BC (p < 0.05). Values are represented as Median (25th quartile - 75th quartile)