Table 2.
Index changes and interaction effects of moxibustion in different body states of rats.
| Observation index | Source of difference | SS | MS | F | P value |
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| The thickness of uterus in vitro (mm) | Row factor | 74.80 | 74.80 | 102.23 | P < 0.0001 |
| Column factor | 20.02 | 20.02 | 27.36 | P < 0.0001 | |
| Interaction | 52.21 | 52.21 | 71.36 | P < 0.0001 | |
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| Microvascular diameter (μm) | Row factor | 7253.87 | 7253.87 | 99.53 | P < 0.0001 |
| Column factor | 2180.05 | 2180.05 | 29.91 | P < 0.0001 | |
| Interaction | 212.89 | 212.89 | 2.92 | P > 0.05 | |
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| PGF 2a (U/L) | Row factor | 39.34 | 39.34 | 3.89 | P > 0.05 |
| Column factor | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.01 | P > 0.05 | |
| Interaction | 72.42 | 72.42 | 7.16 | P > 0.05 | |
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| PGE 2 (U/L) | Row factor | 122.49 | 122.49 | 2.72 | P > 0.05 |
| Column factor | 61.46 | 61.46 | 1.36 | P > 0.05 | |
| Interaction | 1387.89 | 1387.89 | 30.80 | P < 0.05 | |
Row factor: different body states of rats (healthy/primary dysmenorrhea model); column factor: moxibustion or not; SS: sum of squares between groups; MS: mean square.