Table 2.
Multiple comparisons between control group, compensated group and decompensated group of liver cirrhosis patients
| Post hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable | (I) group | (J) group | Mean difference (I−J) | SE | Sig. | 95 % confidence interval | |
| Lower bound | Upper bound | ||||||
| Serum zinc | 1 | 2 | 18.68777* | 1.22036 | 0.000 | 15.7136 | 21.6619 |
| 3 | 29.03405* | 1.25137 | 0.000 | 25.9843 | 32.0838 | ||
| 2 | 1 | −18.68777* | 1.22036 | 0.000 | −21.6619 | −15.7136 | |
| 3 | 10.34627* | 1.26875 | 0.000 | 7.2542 | 13.4384 | ||
| 3 | 1 | −29.03405* | 1.25137 | 0.000 | −32.0838 | −25.9843 | |
| 2 | −10.34627* | 1.26875 | 0.000 | −13.4384 | −7.2542 | ||
| Serum magnesium | 1 | 2 | 1.08268* | 0.11832 | 0.000 | 0.7943 | 1.3710 |
| 3 | 1.12505* | 0.12133 | 0.000 | 0.8294 | 1.4207 | ||
| 2 | 1 | −1.08268* | 0.11832 | 0.000 | −1.3710 | −0.7943 | |
| 3 | 0.04236 | 0.12301 | 1.000 | -0.2574 | 0.3422 | ||
| 3 | 1 | −1.12505* | 0.12133 | 0.000 | −1.4207 | −0.8294 | |
| 2 | −0.04236 | 0.12301 | 1.000 | −0.3422 | 0.2574 | ||
| Serum copper | 1 | 2 | −59.30358* | 1.92313 | 0.000 | −63.9905 | −54.6167 |
| 3 | −92.97586* | 1.97200 | 0.000 | −97.7818 | −88.1699 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 59.30358* | 1.92313 | 0.000 | 54.6167 | 63.9905 | |
| 3 | −33.67227* | 1.99939 | 0.000 | −38.5450 | −28.7995 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 92.97586* | 1.97200 | 0.000 | 88.1699 | 97.7818 | |
| 2 | 33.67227* | 1.99939 | 0.000 | 28.7995 | 38.5450 | ||
| Serum iron | 1 | 2 | 5.19892* | 0.30327 | 0.000 | 4.4598 | 5.9380 |
| 3 | 21.87586* | 0.31098 | 0.000 | 21.1180 | 22.6337 | ||
| 2 | 1 | −5.19892* | 0.30327 | 0.000 | −5.9380 | −4.4598 | |
| 3 | 16.67694* | 0.31530 | 0.000 | 15.9085 | 17.4454 | ||
| 3 | 1 | −21.87586* | 0.31098 | 0.000 | −22.6337 | −21.1180 | |
| 2 | −16.67694* | 0.31530 | 0.000 | −17.4454 | −15.9085 | ||
| Serum albumin | 1 | 2 | 0.47657* | 0.16921 | 0.018 | 0.0642 | 0.8889 |
| 3 | 0.82224* | 0.17351 | 0.000 | 0.3994 | 1.2451 | ||
| 2 | 1 | −0.47657* | 0.16921 | 0.018 | −0.8889 | −0.0642 | |
| 3 | 0.34567 | 0.17592 | 0.157 | −0.0831 | 0.7744 | ||
| 3 | 1 | −0.82224* | 0.17351 | 0.000 | −1.2451 | −0.3994 | |
| 2 | −0.34567 | 0.17592 | 0.157 | −0.7744 | 0.0831 | ||
| Serum bilirubin | 1 | 2 | −3.93946* | 0.14542 | 0.000 | −4.2939 | −3.5851 |
| 3 | −8.04119* | 0.14912 | 0.000 | −8.4046 | −7.6778 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 3.93946* | 0.14542 | 0.000 | 3.5851 | 4.2939 | |
| 3 | −4.10173* | 0.15119 | 0.000 | −4.4702 | −3.7333 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 8.04119* | 0.14912 | 0.000 | 7.6778 | 8.4046 | |
| 2 | 4.10173* | 0.15119 | 0.000 | 3.7333 | 4.4702 | ||
Data analysed by SPSS 16.0 version for Windows
* The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level