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Table 2 Mean testicular size and weight at 120 days of life (n = 80)

From: Testicular fixation and its effect on ipsilateral and contralateral testis in prepubertal rat model

Group

Ipsilateral testis

(n = 40)

Contralateral testis

(n = 40)

Length (cm)

Width (cm)

Weight (gm)

Length (cm)

Width (cm)

Weight (gm)

I (n = 10)

2.28 ± 0.84

1.29 ± 0.36

1.392 ± 0.62

2.23 ± 0.06

[0.853]

1.37 ± 0.33

[0.601]

1.481 ± 0.41

[0.706]

II (n = 10)

2.49 ± 0.39

1.20 ± 0.51

1.391 ± 0.67

2.51 ± 0.51

[0.923]

1.32 ± 0.71

[0.669]

1.428 ± 0.68

[0.896]

III (n = 10)

1.78 ± 0.98

0.52 ± 0.02

0.764 ± 0.03

2.01 ± 0.04

[0.468]

1.01 ± 0.06

[0.001]

0.916 ± 0.31

[0.140]

IV (n = 10)

1.89 ± 0.37

1.02 ± 0.48

1.281 ± 0.42

1.96 ± 0.4

9[0.723]

0.94 ± 0.21

[0.635]

1.187 ± 0.93

[0.784]

p Value

0.099

0.001

0.024

0.002

0.052

0.200

PHT (p < 0.05)

NA

1–3, 2–3,

3–4

2–3

2–3, 4

NA

NA

  1. Data presented in mean ± standard deviation. One-way ANOVA test used between four (I, II, III, IV) groups followed by Post hoc test.; Independent samples t test used between ipsilateral hemi testis and contralateral hemi testis. PHT = Post hoc test, NA = Not Applicable. p < 0.05 significant