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Table 1 Median ± semi-interquartile interval and confidence interval of animal and ultrasound measurements in sea turtle eyes

From: Ocular ultrasonography of sea turtles

 

All animals (n = 32)

Caretta caretta (n = 10)

Chelonia mydas (n = 8)

Eretmochelys imbricate (n = 8)

Lepidochelys olivacea (n = 6)

Median ± S-IQR

CI

Median ± S-IQR

CI

Median ± S-IQR

CI

Median ± S-IQR

CI

Median ± S-IQR

CI

BW (kg)

38.6 ± 18.65

38.964–58.482

40.2 ± 41.19

12.028–123.872

31.3 ± 22.465

3.289–65.604

13.20 ± 12.8

4.633–40.1

35.0 ± 4.30

24.839–43.628

CCL (cm)

69.1 ± 12.75

64.690–73.919

73.5 ± 14.975

64.216–97.051

62.3 ± 18.63

37.183–85.384

50.5 ± 11.465

43.248–69.919

62.25 ± 5.44

56.668–68.465

CCW (cm)

63.70 ± 8.40

57.351–68.202

61.0 ± 12.66

42.528–90.722

65.1 ± 12.35

38.654–82.546

43.3 ± 10.88

28.546–69.354

61.4 ± 5.07

56.939–69.061

SOW (cm)

1.07 ± 0.085

1.057–1.117

1.04 ± 0.13a

0.856–1.358

0.93 ± 0.10ab

0.789–1.166

0.82 ± 0.09b

0.685–1.010

1.05 ± 0.04a

0.969–1.305

SOT (cm)

0.07 ± 0.01

0.068–0.078

0.08 ± 0.005a

0.069–0.085

0.06 ± 0.005b

0.056–0.074

0.07 ± 0.005b

0.060–0.688

0.07 ± 0.005b

0.0592–0.073

CT (cm)

0.04 ± 0.005

0.040–0.044

0.05 ± 0.005a

0.042–0.051

0.04 ± 0.005c

0.027–0.043

0.04 ± 0.00bc

0.036–0.041

0.04 ± 0.005b

0.041–0.051

ASD (cm)

0.1 ± 0.015

0.100–0.115

0.11 ± 0.01ab

0.100–0.122

0.1 ± 0.025ab

0.080–0.138

0.08 ± 0.005b

0.076–0.117

0.11 ± 0.02a

0.102–0.126

LAL (cm)

0.48 ± 0.07

0.449–0.495

0.44 ± 0.095a

0.424–0.549

0.48 ± 0.065ab

0.400–0.520

0.36 ± 0.045b

0.347–0.417

0.53 ± 0.025a

0.518–0.555

VCD (cm)

1.18 ± 0.125

1.118–1.218

1.25 ± 0.15a

1.241–1.441

1.07 ± 0.125b

0.898–1.140

0.97 ± 0.075b

0.947–1.078

1.21 ± 0.03a

1.195–1.248

AGL (cm)

1.79 ± 0.215

1.676–1.824

1.88 ± 0.23a

1.784–2.079

1.63 ± 0.18b

1.382–1.779

1.41 ± 0.13b

1.379–1.603

1.89 ± 0.045a

1.838–1.904

  1. S-IQR semi-interquartile interval, CI confidence interval, BW body weight, CCL curved carapace length, CCW curved carapace width, SOW scleral ossicle width, SOT scleral ossicle thickness, CT corneal thickness, ASD anterior chamber depth, LAL lens axial length, VCD vitreous chamber depth, AGL axial globe length. Different letters in a column indicate significant difference between groups (P < 0.05)