Table 1 Glucose, body weight, morphometry and biomechanical parameters of colon.
Control | Diabetes | |
|---|---|---|
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 5.06 ± 0.04 | 30.23 ± 0.41** |
Body weight (g) | 443.69 ± 5.01 | 231.22 ± 5.05** |
Wet weight per unit (g/cm) | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.02* |
Wet weight per unit to Body weight ratio | 0.00027 ± 0.00003 | 0.00071 ± 0.00017** |
Wall thickness (mm) | 0.98 ± 0.05 | 1.23 ± 0.04** |
Wall area (mm2) | 11.04 ± 0.81 | 16.55 ± 0.98** |
Opening angle (degree) | 91.29 ± 8.02 | 237.12 ± 26.34 ** |
Inner residual strain (unitless) | -0.21 ± 0.02 | -0.29 ± 0.03 * |
Outer residual strain (unitless) | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.03 ** |
Circumferential constant a (kPa) | 1.03 ± 0.16 | 2.28 ± 0.29 ** |
Longitudinal constant a (kPa) | 19.38 ± 3.82 | 50.15 ± 8.55 ** |
