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- Fig. 1.
A: The probe position for a B-mode diaphragmatic thickness measurement in the zone of apposition with a 10–15-MHz probe. B: A diaphragm thickness image displaying the following different layers from top to bottom: echogenic diaphragmatic layer (pleural), non-echogenic central layer (diaphragm), and echogenic layer (peritoneal).
- Fig. 2.
The mean ± SD values for the diaphragmatic thicknesses were calculated for possible standardization and were separated by men and women.
- Fig. 3.
The position of the median was evaluated relative to its quartiles. There was better and more consistent data distribution in men compared with women, in which 5 results protruded from the upper limit of the estimated quartiles. The average diaphragmatic thickness value was 0.19 ± 0.04 cm (95% CI 0.17–0.19 cm) for men and 0.14 ± 0.03 cm (95% CI 0.13–0.15 cm) (P = .001) for women. The upper edge of each box represents the 1st quartile, whereas the bottom edge shows the 3rd quartile. The center lines denote the median.
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