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. 2017 Sep 27;5:e3726. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3726

Table 3. Descriptive statistics and normality evaluation of the reference genes Cq values before and after entering plateau.

Gene Mean SD Min Cq Max Cq SW-test p
Before plateau GAPDH 18.41 0.09 18.31 18.52 0.248
ACTB 13.40 0.13 13.25 13.63 0.601
18s RNA 15.84 0.56 14.79 16.63 0.989
β2-MG 15.86 0.30 15.46 16.25 0.326
PPIA 16.82 0.18 16.66 17.09 0.095
RPL13A 13.88 0.10 13.71 14.00 0.620
TBP 21.34 0.26 20.96 21.75 0.996
SDHA 19.79 0.26 19.41 20.17 0.963
After plateau GAPDH 18.01 0.28 17.68 18.40 0.664
ACTB 14.35 0.43 13.84 14.89 0.526
18s RNA 15.79 0.29 15.32 16.10 0.616
β2-MG 16.43 0.45 15.71 16.90 0.661
PPIA 16.96 0.30 16.38 17.26 0.089
RPL13A 13.60 0.15 13.39 13.77 0.486
TBP 21.78 0.73 20.50 22.60 0.530
SDHA 20.11 0.32 19.67 20.57 0.987

Notes.

SD
standard deviation
Min Cq
minimum Cq value
Max Cq
maximum Cq value
SW-test p
p-value of the Shapiro–Wilk test