Table 2.
Stereological ratio of the percentage volumes of the main structures in a submandibular gland in the analyzed sample (globally and separated by age group).
| Total | Adults | Elders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Hits serous cell | 227 | 42.0% | 126 | 46.7% | 101 | 37.4% |
| Hits mucous cell | 118 | 21.9% | 62 | 23.0% | 56 | 20.7% |
| Hits duct cell | 85 | 15.7% | 44 | 16.3% | 41 | 15.3% |
| Hits connective tissue | 81 | 15.0% | 33 | 12.2% | 48 | 17.9% |
| Hits vessels | 9 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hits adipose tissue | 20 | 3.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 7.2% |
| Hits nerve | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 540 | 100.0% | 270 | 100.0% | 270 | 100.0% |
| Chi-squared test: | p < 0.001, highly statistically significant | |||||