TABLE 2.
REF (n = 9) | IIH (n = 8) | Significance | |
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Normal mitochondria | |||
Number of normal mitochondria per astrocytic endfoot process (n) | 18.4 ± 9.4 | 7.0 ± 4.5 | t(12) = 2.901, p = 0.013 |
Area of normal mitochondria per endfoot processes (nm2) | 132,672 ± 48,824 | 116,204 ± 51,446 | t(12) = 0.614, p = 0.550 |
Pathological mitochondria | |||
Number of pathological mitochondria per astrocytic endfoot process (n) | 0.43 ± 0.79 | 3.14 ± 3.08 | t(12) = 2.260, p = 0.043 |
Area of pathological mitochondria per endfoot processes (nm2) | 28,903 ± 49,387 | 58,313 ± 46,878 | t(12) = 1.143, p = 0.275 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Significant differences between continuous variables were determined by independent samples t test.