Table 3.

Statistical analysis of serum bone-specific alkaline phosphatase at days 21 and 30

	Study groups				P-value
	Group A (n=14)	Group B (n=14)	Group C (n=14)	Group D (n=14)	Kruskal–Wallis test
Day 21	77.57±18.41	81.85±24.79	101.57±14.10	101.42±26.47	0.072d
Mann–Whitney U-test		0.565a	0.021*,b	0.048*,c
Day 30	89.28±10.90	97.71±18.58	116.28±24.17	151.57±8.69	0.001*,e
Mann–Whitney U-test		0.443a	0.025*,b	0.002*,c
Mann–Whitney U-test		0.18f	0.276g	0.003*,h

Notes:

^*Statistically significant between-group difference (P<0.05 Mann–Whitney U-test and Kruskal–Wallis test). Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation.

^aGroup B compared with group A.

^bGroup C compared with group A.

^cGroup D compared with group A.

^dBetween-group comparisons at day 21.

^eBetween-group comparisons at day 30.

^fGroup B compared at days 21 and 30.

^gGroup C compared at days 21 and 30.

^hGroup D compared at days 21 and 30.