Table 5 Calculated F-statistics by one way ANOVA for all the age-linked peaks of three body fluids.

From: Analysis of the ex-vivo transformation of semen, saliva and urine as they dry out using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric approach

Fluid

F-statistic (95% level of significance)

Semen (100%)

2968 cm−1

1546 cm−1

1446 cm−1

1396 cm−1

1243 cm−1

1066 cm−1

2.87

5.44

1.09

2.83

1.26

2.58

Semen (40%)

1.11

6.68

6.28

2.82

3.83

3.17

Saliva (100%)

1546 cm−1

1448 cm−1

1404 cm−1

1078 cm−1

1043 cm−1

 

4.72

6.57

8.80

5.24

9.56

 

Saliva (40%)

1.65

1.37

1.46

9.33

7.47

 

Urine (100%)

3346 cm−1

1658 cm−1

1156 cm−1

1081 cm−1

  

8.84

1.04

6.84

1.21

  

Urine (40%)

2.89

3.95

2.59

1.61