Table 4.
Note.- *Mann-Whitney U-test with Bonferroni correction: between stage I and II, p < 0.001; between stage II and III, p = 0.003; and between stage I and III, p < 0.001, †Mann-Whitney U-test with Bonferroni correction: between stage I and II, p < 0.001; between stage II and III, p < 0.001 and between stage I and III, p < 0.001. IQR = interquartile range