Table 1.

Sample size calculation.

Studied Parameter	Reference	Means	Standard Deviations	Effect Sizes	Sample Sizes
CD68	[21]	2, 11, 11 and 27	2	4.5052	8
iNOS	[22]	1.1, 2.2, 2.2, and 5.2	0.6	2.5424	8
LC3	[23]	0.8, 1.3, 1.3, and 1.4	0.19	1.2343	16
P62	[23]	0.22, 0.25, 0.25 and 0.31	0.025	1.3077	16
SREBP	[24]	0.4, 1, 1, and 1.2	0.08	3.75	8
TGF-b	[25]	1, 1.1, 1.1 and 1.5	0.15	1.2802	16
ASMA	[26]	8, 11, 17 and 26	2	3.4369	8