Table 1.

Values of stiffness in the study group.

	Mean ± SD, kPa	Difference, kPa (%)	p-Value
Men (n = 148)	11.73 ± 1.27	2.25 (9.15%)	<0.0001
Women (n = 132)	9.48 ± 1.47
Left total (n = 140)	10.66 ± 1.76	0.01 (0.09%)	0.9706
Right total (n = 140)	10.67 ± 1.78
Women aged < Me	8.8 ± 1.4	1.36 (13.4%)	0.0001
Women aged > Me	10.16 ± 1.25
Men aged < Me	11.43 ± 1.44	0.6 (4.9%)	0.0661
Men aged > Me	12.03 ± 1.01

Abbreviations: Me, median; n, number of patietns, SD, standard deviation.