Table 2.
Number of macrophages present at mesh–tissue interface
Number of macrophages per high powered (400 x) field | N | p value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plain | Coated | |||||
Mean | St.dev | Mean | St.dev | |||
1 rabbit | 31 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0.023 |
2 rabbit | 23 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0.015 |
3 rabbit | 37 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0.045 |
4 rabbit | 48 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0.0001 |
5 rabbit | 28 | 5 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0.018 |
Averaged over 5 rabbits | 32 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 0.015 |