Table 4 Statistical results between normal, acute, chronic, vs. abnormal groups.

From: In vivo detection of nanometer-scale structural changes of the human tympanic membrane in otitis media

Comparison Group

t Value

P value

Normal and acute

6.9

<0.001

Normal and chronic

11.42

<0.001

Normal and abnormal nsOCT

7.48

<0.001

Acute and chronic

0.29

0.77

Acute and abnormal

0.11

0.92

Chronic and abnormal

0.14

0.89