Morphometric Analysis of Nonsclerosed Glomeruli Size and Connective Tissue Content during the Aging Process

Table 2

Morphometric cases of the glomeruli in evaluated male and female cases.

Parameter	AG (μm^2)		BG (μm)		DF (μm)		𝐴CT (μm^2)		CT%		Nn (1/μm^2) ×10^−3
Variable	Mean	Md	Mean	Md	Mean	Md	Mean	Md	Mean	Md	Mean	Md
Gender	Male (𝑛=19)
Value	18417.74	17235.54	509.46	501.24	177.79	180.53	4750.15	4667.77	25.70	26.20	6.19	6.32
SE	871.71		10.88		3.91		394.66		1.61		0.18
95% LCL	16586.35	15834.89	486.60	470.65	169.58	164.80	3921.01	3446.62	22.32	19.09	5.82	5.58
95% UCL	20249.13	19644.56	532.32	521.23	186.00	182.01	5579.30	5523.76	29.08	31.26	6.56	6.64
Gender	Female (𝑛=11)
Value	14797.81	14407.63	451.45	452.05	159.05	158.77	4312.63	4214.73	29.36	32.60	7.08	6.93
SE	854.52		13.54		4.31		400.92		2.11		0.24
95% LCL	12893.83	11506.10	421.28	399.49	149.44	139.79	3419.32	2911.04	24.67	23.26	6.55	6.30
95% UCL	16701.80	16646.40	481.61	478.30	168.65	165.75	5205.94	4950.50	34.05	34.69	7.62	7.96

Md: median.
SE: standard error.
95% LCL: lower limit of confidence interval.
95% UCL: upper limit of confidence interval.