Table 2.

Capsular Density and Collagen Fiber Alignment

	Control Week 3	Fat Graft Week 3	Control Week 12	Fat Graft Week 12	Significance	AUC
Capsular density	3 (1, 3)	1 (1)	3 (1, 3)	1 (1)	S†	0.82
Collagen fiber alignment	2 (2)	1 (1)	3 (3)	2 (1, 2)	S‡	0.83

Data are expressed as the median, with the 25th percentile and the 75th percentile in parentheses.

Ordinal data (0 = Histology within normal limits; 1 = minimal alteration; 2 = mild alteration; 3 = moderate alteration; 4 = marked alteration) are expressed as the median, with the 25^th percentile and the 75^th percentile in parentheses; independent variables for each analysis were fat graft, time, and % collagen (% collagen was not an independent variable for the % collagen analysis). Control, week 3, n = 10; fat graft group, week 3, n = 7; control, week 12, n = 10; fat graft group, week 12, n = 9.

†No significant effect of % collagen; those with a fat graft were 69 times less likely to have a higher capsular density score than those without a fat graft (P = 0.001); those at 12 weeks were 12.9 times more likely to have a higher capsular density score than those at 3 weeks (P = 0.020).

‡No significant effect of % collagen; those with a fat graft were 67 times less likely to have a higher fiber alignment score than those without a fat graft (P < 0.001); those at 12 weeks were 15 times more likely to have a higher fiber alignment score than those at 3 weeks (P = 0.001).

AUC: Area under the curve; S: Significant finding (P < 0.05).