Table 3 Coefficient of correlation (r) of glomeruli size within, between individuals and sexes.
Comparison | Â | Number of glomeruli paired | Size r | P-value | Paired t test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
t-value | df | P-value | |||||
Intra-individual Female | Female1 R/L | 81 | 0.894 | <0.001 | 4.558 | 80 | 0.000 |
| Â | Female2 R/L | 81 | 0.862 | <0.001 | 1.558 | 80 | 0.123 |
| Â | Female3 R/L | 81 | 0.731 | <0.001 | 1.603 | 80 | 0.113 |
Inter-individual Female | Female1/Female2 | 81 | 0.862 | <0.001 | 1.318 | 80 | 0.191 |
| Â | Female1/Ffemale3 | 81 | 0.891 | <0.001 | 6.229 | 80 | 0.000 |
| Â | Female2/Female3 | 81 | 0.855 | <0.001 | 6.609 | 80 | 0.000 |
Intra-individual Male | Male1 R/L | 79 | 0.969 | <0.001 | 1.033 | 78 | 0.305 |
| Â | Male2 R/L | 79 | 0.967 | <0.001 | 0.726 | 78 | 0.470 |
| Â | Male3 R/L | 80 | 0.963 | <0.001 | 0.291 | 79 | 0.770 |
| Â | Male4 R/L | 79 | 0.942 | <0.001 | 0.761 | 78 | 0.449 |
Inter-individual Male | Male1/Male2 | 79 | 0.952 | <0.001 | 2.704 | 78 | 0.008 |
| Â | Male1/Male3 | 79 | 0.951 | <0.001 | 1.237 | 78 | 0.220 |
| Â | Male1/Male4 | 79 | 0.963 | <0.001 | 1.359 | 78 | 0.178 |
| Â | Male2/Male3 | 79 | 0.950 | <0.001 | 3.666 | 78 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male2/Male4 | 79 | 0.954 | <0.001 | 2.632 | 78 | 0.010 |
| Â | Male3/Male4 | 79 | 0.962 | <0.001 | 1.804 | 78 | 0.075 |
Inter-sex (without Sex-specific glomeruli) | Male1/Female1 | 75 | 0.817 | <0.001 | 3.330 | Â | 0.001 |
| Â | Male1/Female2 | 75 | 0.809 | <0.001 | 4.182 | 74 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male1/Female3 | 75 | 0.831 | <0.001 | 0.747 | 74 | 0.459 |
| Â | Male2/Female1 | 75 | 0.777 | <0.001 | 4.266 | 74 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male2/Female2 | 75 | 0.815 | <0.001 | 5.345 | 74 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male2/Female3 | 75 | 0.794 | <0.001 | 1.084 | 74 | 0.282 |
| Â | Male3/Female1 | 76 | 0.798 | <0.001 | 2.122 | 75 | 0.037 |
| Â | Male3/Female2 | 76 | 0.832 | <0.001 | 3.192 | 75 | 0.002 |
| Â | Male3/Female3 | 76 | 0.832 | <0.001 | 1.810 | 75 | 0.074 |
| Â | Male4/Female1 | 75 | 0.793 | <0.001 | 3.308 | 74 | 0.001 |
| Â | Male4/Female2 | 75 | 0.813 | <0.001 | 4.215 | 74 | 0.000 |
| Â | Male4/Female3 | 75 | 0.818 | <0.001 | 0.032 | 74 | 0.974 |