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. 2016 Feb 19;6:21344. doi: 10.1038/srep21344

Table 1. Peritoneal blood capillary density and morphology (median and IQR).

  <1 years 1-<2 years 2-<7 years 7-<12 years 12-<18 years 18-<40 years 40-<65 years P value
Blood capillary density (/mm2) 223 (106) 89 (43) 76 (32) 35 (41) 89 (85) 106 (51) 172 (113) <0.001
Area per vessel (μm2) 57 (12) 51 (38) 88 (61) 64 (107) 68 (39) 55 (29) 48 (22) 0.4
Vessel perimeter (μm) 43 (10) 35 (22) 50 (30) 30 (42) 43 (17) 44 (13) 42 (16) 0.6
Endothelial area per vessel (μm2) 53 (12) 40 (44) 89 (68) 63 (97) 68 (36) 54 (30) 52 (20) 0.3
Endothelial thickness (μm) 1.29 (0.32) 1.12 (0.58) 1.45 (0.52) 1.95 (1.28) 1.48 (0.42) 1.21 (0.42) 1.17 (0.25) 0.01