Table 1 Tissues components in percentages (%) in the elevated area in the plasma and control sites after 2 and 10 weeks of healing. Mean values (in bold) ±standard deviation and 95% confidence interval (upper; lower)

6.1 ± 4.9

(3.0; 9.1)

2.2 ± 2.4

(0.7; 3.6)

8.2 ± 7.0

(3.9; 12.6)

52.1 ± 12.4

(44.4; 59.7)

37.4 ± 8.4

(32.2; 42.5)

2.2 ± 1.3

(1.4; 3.0)

0.1 ± 0.2

(0.0; 0.1)

0.1 ± 0.4

(0.0; 0.4)

6.0 ± 5.0

(2.9; 9.1)

3.3 ± 4.3

(0.6; 6.0)

9.3 ± 8.5

(4.0 16.4)

52.5 ± 8.1

(47.5; 57.5)

35.6 ± 5.9

(31.9; 39.3)

2.6 ± 1.1

(1.9; 3.3)

0.0 ± 0.1

(0.0; 0.1)

0.0 ± 0.0

(0.0; 0.0)

0.594

0.093

0.635

0.575

0.507

0.069

0.180

0.317

16.0 ± 9.2

(9.9; 22.0)

18.0 ± 9.0

(12.2; 23.9)

34.0 ± 17.3

(22.7; 45.4)

28.3 ± 12.6

(20.1; 36.5)

35.7 ± 8.0

(30.5; 41.0)

1.9 ± 0.7

(1.4; 2.3)

0.1 ± 0.1

(0.0; 0.1)

0.1 ± 0.2

(− 0.1; 0.2)

15.3 ± 5.1

(12.0; 18.7)

16.0 ± 8.3

(10.6; 21.5)

31.3 ± 11.9

(23.5; 39.1)

31.9 ± 11.8

(24.2; 39.6)

34.6 ± 5.4

(31.3; 38.1)

1.9 ± 1.0

(1.2; 2.5)

0.2 ± 0.3

(0.0; 0.3)

0.1 ± 0.2

(0.0; 0.2)

0.767

0.407

0.594

0.314

0.678

0.726

0.416

0.317