Soft tissue microcirculation around the healthy Achilles tendon: a cross-sectional study focusing on the Achilles tendon and dorsal surgical approaches to the hindfoot

Table 3 Data for measurement height MH2

Groups	Variable	Mean ± SEM				p value
Groups	Variable	cs	cd	ls	ms	cs vs. ls	cs vs. ms	ls vs. ms
All	SO2	36.0 ± 2.0	70.1 ± 1.4	36.0 ± 2.0	41.0 ± 1.9	0.741	0.232	0.176
All	Flow	12.4 ± 1.7	84.4 ± 4.6	20.2 ± 1.4	17.7 ± 1.1	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.259
Men	SO2	36.3 ± 2.8	74.0 ± 1.4	37.5 ± 2.5	43.1 ± 2.4	0.880	0.384	0.268
Men	Flow	13.5 ± 2.6	89.9 ± 6.2	21.5 ± 2.0	20.5 ± 1.6	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.769
Women	SO2	35.5 ± 3.0	64.6 ± 2.6	33.8 ± 3.2	38.1 ± 3.0	0.697	0.253	0.329
Women	Flow	10.89 ± 1.8	76.5 ± 6.6	18.0 ± 1.6	13.7 ± 1.4	< 0.001	0.180	0.082
Nonsmokers	SO2	36.3 ± 2.4	69.5 ± 1.7	35.8 ± 2.2	41.2 ± 2.0	0.914	0.320	0.292
Nonsmokers	Flow	12.9 ± 2.0	86.3 ± 5.5	20.4 ± 1.6	18.6 ± 1.3	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.538
Smokers	SO2	34.8 ± 4.0	72.2 ± 2.4	37.0 ± 4.7	40.4 ± 5.1	0.526	0.466	0.366
Smokers	Flow	10.7 ± 2.8	77.4 ± 7.7	19.3 ± 2.7	14.2 ± 2.0	0.012	0.344	0.258

SO2 in %, Flow in AU
cs central superficial (2 mm deep), cd central in-depth (8 mm deep), ls lateral superficial (2 mm deep), ms superficial (2 mm deep), SEM standard error of the mean

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