Table 5 Analysis of ciliary ultrastructure by transmission electron microscopy
From: Functional analysis and evaluation of respiratory cilia in healthy Chinese children
Age (years) | N | Outers | Inners | Dynein arm defects (%) | Microtubules defects (%) | Central microtubules defects (%) | Compound cilia (%) | Other defects (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 18 | 121 | 8.5 (7.5, 9.0) | 7.8 (6.5, 8.6) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 9.3 (0.0, 28.4) | 1.5 (0.0, 9.1) | 0.5 (0.0, 5.8) | 0.9 (0.0, 6.6) |
2–6 | 46 | 8.5 (7.8, 9.0) | 7.8 (6.9, 8.5) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 8.3 (0.0, 27.9) | 1.5 (0.0, 10.4) | 0.2 (0.0, 0.0) | 0.5 (0.0, 7.0) |
7–12 | 36 | 8.3 (6.9, 9.0) | 7.6 (4.2, 8.5) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 5.3 (0.0, 22.6) | 2.7 (0.0, 19.7) | 1.0 (0.0, 9.2) | 0.3 (0.0, 3.1) |
13–17 | 39 | 8.7 (8.3, 9.0) | 8.1 (6.7, 8.8) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 14.4 (0.0, 37.8) | 0.4 (0.0, 3.7) | 0.4 (0.0, 6.3) | 1.8 (0.0, 11.1) |
> 18 | 38 | 8.5 (7.0, 9.0) | 7.3 (5.8, 8.5) | 0.0 (0.0, 0.0) | 10.1 (0.0, 31.5) | 1.9 (0.0, 16.1) | 0.7 (0.0, 6.3) | 0.9 (0.0, 13.1) |