Table 4 Normal distribution tests for the mesencephalic aqueduct in iNPH patients across three hospitals.

From: MRI imaging characteristics of brainstem and midbrain aqueduct in patients with iNPH

Normality test

Group

Hospital

Shapiro–Wilk test

Statistics

Freedom

Significance

Mesencephalic aqueduct length (mm) in Patients with iNPH

Santai People’s Hospital

0.891

15.000

0.070

Mianyang Central Hospital

0.945

15.000

0.443

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

0.847

15.000

0.157

Diameter at the opening of the mesencephalic aqueduct (mm) in Patients with iNPH

Santai People’s Hospital

0.955

15.000

0.606

Mianyang Central Hospital

0.775

15.000

0.180

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

0.914

15.000

0.158

Mesencephalic aqueduct angle in Patients with iNPH

Santai People’s Hospital

0.719

15.000

0.403

Mianyang Central Hospital

0.974

15.000

0.907

West China Hospital of Sichuan University

0.898

15.000

0.088