An in-vitro animal experiment on metal implants’ thermal effect on radiofrequency ablation

Table 2 Stratified analysis for distance-time-temperature relationship between the two groups

Distance from RF electrode (cm)	Case number	Therm ometry site ( n)	Temperature of test group ( $\bar{x} \pm s$ , °C)			Temperature of control group ( $\bar{x} \pm s$ , °C)			Paired- samples t test
Distance from RF electrode (cm)	Case number	Therm ometry site ( n)	Ablation 8 min	Ablation 12 min	Ablation 15 min	Ablation 8 min	Ablation 12 min	Ablation 15 min	Paired- samples t test
1.0	14	42	71.7±6.79	78.0±4.81	81.3±5.32	71.1±7.84	78.9±5.13	80.9±5.02	P>0.05
2.0	14	42	43.3±2.55	43.3±1.84	46.1±3.50	44.2±3.89	44.2±3.20	47.1±2.83	P>0.05
3.0	14	42	29.8±2.16	33.1±2.58	36.5±2.48	30.5±1.98	33.7±2.32	36.8±2.01	P>0.05

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