Table 3.

Comparison of DMCFC elasticity (in kPa) in participants from various age categories

Age group [years]	n	Mean Strain	SD	Median	Min.	Max.	P-values (post-hoc analysis)
							< 40 years	40–49 years	50–59 years	≥ 60 years
< 40	18	22.4	5.8	23.2	13.0	35.7	–	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
40–49	28	11.6	3.4	11.0	6.0	18.3	< 0.001	–	< 0.001	< 0.001
50–59	29	6.4	0.9	6.3	4.7	8.7	< 0.001	< 0.001	–	0.679
≥ 60	14	5.8	0.6	5.0	5.0	7.0	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.679	–

< 40 years vs. 40–49 years.