Table 2.
Group | Collagen type I | Collagen type III | Scleraxis-A | Transforming growth factorβ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rest | 1.15(1.00-1.34)* | 0.81(0.59-1.11) | 2.62(2.09-3.27)ƚ | 1.21(0.83-1.76) |
Continuous | 0.86(0.70-1.05) | 0.67(0.46-0.98)* | 1.79(1.22-2.64)ƚ | 0.80(0.56-1.16) |
100 cycles | 0.90(0.73-1.10) | 0.93(0.60-1.55) | 3.33(2.93-3.79)ƚ | 1.20(0.89-1.63) |
1000 cycles | 1.20(1.03-1.40)* | 0.66(0.49-0.89)ƚ | 1.43(1.03-1.99)* | 0.83(0.50-1.38) |
The data is displayed as the back transformed mean difference of experimental group minus control group (confidence interval of difference). Values > 1 depict larger values for the experimental group compared to the unstimulated control cultures. The *indicates a significant difference of p < 0.05, the ƚ indicates significant difference of p < 0.01. The back transformed means (CI) are not equivalent to means of the original variable due to mathematical twisting [27].