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Table 8 Statistical analyses of membrane stiffness as measured by Young’s modulus values of the diabetic group and treated groups

From: Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes is accompanied by significant morphological and ultrastructural changes in both erythrocytes and in thrombin-generated fibrin: implications for diagnostics

Group

Mean Young’s modulus

SD

P-value

Healthy individuals

46710

39210

-

Diabetes

56483

64418

1.15E-13

Diabetes + DFX

51238

58225

2.7E-06

Diabetes + DFO

50446

36073

1.6E-10

  1. (Diabetes p-value is from a pairwise comparison with the healthy individual group. DFX and DFO diabetes-treated p-values are from pairwise comparisons with the diabetic group).