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. 2014 Dec 8;44(3):20140245. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20140245

Table 2.

Number of barrier perforations in each group

Groups Technique Inner barrier perforation Outer barrier perforation Perforations of both barriers Perforation rate (%) 95% confidence interval p-valuea
Group 1 0.04 58/100     58b 0.48–0.68  
Group 2 0.05 47/100     47b,c 0.37–0.57  
Group 3 0.06 35/100     35c,d 0.25–0.45  
Group 4 0.08 22/100     22d 0.14–0.30 0.00
Group 5 0.04 + 0.04 25/100 35/100 24/100 25c,d 0.16–0.34  
Group 6 0.04 + finger cot 32/100 26/100 12/100 32c,d 0.23–0.41  
a

Obtained using one-way ANOVA.

b,c,d

The different characters show the statistically significant differences among the groups obtained using Scheffe's post comparison.