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Table 2 Comparison of Emax and Emean values measured by STE and STQ between cases and controls

From: Comparison of sound touch elastography and quantification for assessing the renal pathologic changes in patients with proteinuria

	Control group (n = 45)	Case group (n = 60)	T value	p
STE (kPa)
Emean	9.83 ± 3.21	12. 14 ± 3.84	− 3.271	0.001**
Emax	14.70 ± 4.61	17.81 ± 5.64	− 3.020	0.003**
STQ (kPa)
Emean	10.65 ± 2.86	11.47 ± 3.36	− 1.303	0.196
Emax	17.19 ± 4.98	19.10 ± 5.75	− 1.784	0.077

STE sound touch elastography, STQ sound touch quantification, Emax maximum elastic value, Emean mean elastic value
*p<0.05; **p<0.01

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