Table 2. Comparison of Pavlov's Ratio between the First Decade of Life and Other Decades of Life.

Decade	Mean difference*	p-value†
Second	0.124	< 0.001
Third	0.122	< 0.001
Fourth	0.122	< 0.001
Fifth	0.132	< 0.001
Sixth	0.126	< 0.001
Seventh	0.124	< 0.001

^*Difference with the first decade of life. ^†The p-values were calculated with the use of one-way analysis of variance for normally distributed clinical characteristics.