[Table/Fig-2]:
Comparison of serum IMA levels between the study Groups.
| (I) Groups | (J) Groups | 95% Confidence Interval | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Difference (I-J) | p | Lower Bound | Upper Bound | ||
| Control | Betel quid | -0.162200 | 0.050 | -0.32439 | 0.00000 |
| Gutkha | 0.051133 | 0.904 | -0.11106 | 0.21332 | |
| Smokers | 0.160067 | 0.055 | -0.00212 | 0.32226 | |
| Mixed | -0.020467 | 0.997 | -0.18266 | 0.14172 | |
| Betel quid | Gutkha | 0.213333 | 0.017 (S) | 0.02605 | 0.40062 |
| Smokers | 0.322267 | 0.0005 (HS) | 0.13498 | 0.50955 | |
| Mixed | 0.141733 | 0.226 | -0.04555 | 0.32902 | |
| Gutkha | Smokers | 0.108933 | 0.488 | -0.07835 | 0.29622 |
| Mixed | -0.071600 | 0.824 | -0.25888 | 0.11568 | |
| Smokers | Mixed | -0.180533 | 0.064 | -0.36782 | 0.00675 |
Statistical analysis: Tukey HSD Multiple Comparisons between the five Groups; Level of statistical significance: p≤0.05 was considered significant (S); p≤ 0.001 was considered highly significant (HS).