Table 1

Comparison between data from automated cytomorphometric analysis and manual assessment

Cytomorphometric analysis versus manual assessment
BaselinePost-treatment
Non-parametric (Spearman) correlation coefficients and linear regression data are shown. Linear regression results are shown as slope (SE)/intercept (SE). Intercepts deviating significantly from 0 are indicated with asterisks.
*p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.
Percentage (para)basal
Correlation0.88***0.92***
Linear regression1.1 (0.1)/−8.0 (3.6)*0.91 (0.1)/−5.9 (4.9)
Percentage intermediate
Correlation0.79***0.79***
Linear regression1.1 (0.2)/22.7 (8.1)**1.0 (0.2)/32.0 (8.8)***
Percentage superficial
Correlation0.41*0.41*
Linear regression0.03 (0.01)/−0.2 (0.4)0.1 (0.03)/−1.3 (1.0)
Maturation value
Correlation0.83***0.86***
Linear regression0.8 (0.1)/−0.1 (3.9)0.7 (0.1)/9.1 (3.9)*