Table 1.

Organ weights as actual weights and as percentages of body weights in control and sickle mice



Mean or percentage

P

SS; n = 14
WT; n = 10
Sickle vs WT
Male vs female
Increasing age
Age, mo   3.5   3.4   .84   NA   NA  
Body weight, g   21.0   23.2   .23   NA   NA  
Male, % of total   50   50   > .99   NA   NA  
Actual organ weight, g      
   Spleen   1.2   0.11   < .001*  .26*  .01* 
   Heart   0.18   0.14   .02*  .02*  .02* 
   Brain   0.41   0.37   .03*  .77*  .04* 
   Liver   1.5   1.4   .28*  < .001*  < .001* 
   Kidneys   0.40   0.37   .42*  < .001*  < .001* 
Body weight, % of total      
   Spleen   5.7   0.47   NA   NA   NA  
   Heart   0.85   0.63   NA   NA   NA  
   Brain   2.0   1.7   NA   NA   NA  
   Liver   6.9   5.8   NA   NA   NA  
   Kidneys
 
1.9
 
1.6
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 


Mean or percentage

P

SS; n = 14
WT; n = 10
Sickle vs WT
Male vs female
Increasing age
Age, mo   3.5   3.4   .84   NA   NA  
Body weight, g   21.0   23.2   .23   NA   NA  
Male, % of total   50   50   > .99   NA   NA  
Actual organ weight, g      
   Spleen   1.2   0.11   < .001*  .26*  .01* 
   Heart   0.18   0.14   .02*  .02*  .02* 
   Brain   0.41   0.37   .03*  .77*  .04* 
   Liver   1.5   1.4   .28*  < .001*  < .001* 
   Kidneys   0.40   0.37   .42*  < .001*  < .001* 
Body weight, % of total      
   Spleen   5.7   0.47   NA   NA   NA  
   Heart   0.85   0.63   NA   NA   NA  
   Brain   2.0   1.7   NA   NA   NA  
   Liver   6.9   5.8   NA   NA   NA  
   Kidneys
 
1.9
 
1.6
 
NA
 
NA
 
NA
 

NA indicates not applicable.

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P values for multiple regression with 3 factors

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