Table 1. The estimation of collagen and elastin content in the tissues, Me [Q25; Q75].

Group Parameters	Healthy volunteers	Patients with II stage lymphedema
SHG signal, rel. units	100.48 [87.76; 111.49]	113.89 [100.39; 127.21]*
AF signal, rel. units	46.35 [39.84; 64.96]	42.15 [33.73; 48.90]*
Collagen/elastin ratio	1.96 [1.52; 2.55]	2.42 [2.25; 3.20]*

Note: *– p<0.05 compared with the group of volunteers (Mann-Whitney U Test)