Triamcinolone Acetonide affects TGF-β signaling regulation of fibrosis in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome

Table 2 Summary of the analysis of the main effects on mechanical testing

Outcome	Factor	Level	Mean (SD)	p-value
Decay Time Constant (days-1)	Treatment Type	TA	2.9 (1.0)	< 0.001^*
	Treatment Type	No TA	2.2 (0.7)	< 0.001^*
	Cell Type	Cadaver (control)	2.5 (1.1)	< 0.001^*
	Cell Type	CTS patient	2.6 (0.7)	< 0.001^*
Tensile Strength (mN)	Treatment Type	TA	7.0 (1.2)	< 0.001^*
	Treatment Type	No TA	5.8 (1.3)	< 0.001^*
	Cell Type	Cadaver (control)	6.6 (1.4)	0.921
	Cell Type	CTS patient	6.1 (1.3)	0.921
Stiffness (mN/mm)	Treatment Type	TA	1.1 (0.4)	< 0.001^*
	Treatment Type	No TA	0.7 (0.3)	< 0.001^*
	Cell Type	Cadaver (control)	0.8 (0.3)	0.004^*
	Cell Type	CTS patient	1.0 (0.4)	0.004^*

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