Table 2.

Multiple comparisons analysis.

		Input parameters
		Max-Ibac (BLTOL)		Drain-alveoli (BAM)
Outcome variables	Time to 104 bacilli	A-B-C		A-B-C
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	<0.001**
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	<0.001**
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	<0.001**
	Ibac d42	A-B-C		A-A-B
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	1.000
		32–64	0.009**	0.2–0.3	0.046*
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	0.045*
	Ebac d42	A-A-B		A-B-B
		16–32	0.993	0.1–0.2	<0.001**
		32–64	0.001**	0.2–0.3	0.673
		16–64	0.001**	0.1–0.3	<0.001**
	Dbac d42	A-A-B		A-A-B
		16–32	0.426	0.1–0.2	0.990
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	<0.001**
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	<0.001**
	Kbac d42	A-B-C		A-B-C
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	<0.001**
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	<0.001**
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	<0.001**
	% Infiltration d42	A-B-B		A-B-B
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	0.005**
		32–64	0.065	0.2–0.3	0.998
		16–64	0.004**	0.1–0.3	0.006**
	Ratio aAM/PMNs d42	A-A-B		A-A-B
		16–32	0.965	0.1–0.2	0.176
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	<0.001**
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	0.044*
	Time-crossing aAM/PMNs	A-B-C		A-B-A
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	<0.001**
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	<0.001**
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	0.145
	Slope aAM d42	A-B-C		AB-B-A
		16–32	<0.001**	0.1–0.2	0.655
		32–64	<0.001**	0.2–0.3	0.011*
		16–64	<0.001**	0.1–0.3	0.070

ANOVA for multiple comparisons with three-level parameters (Tukey method or Games-Howell method). Three different letters mean that there are no overlaps between intervals. The p-value for each pair is shown.

^*Statistically significant difference with p < 0.05.

^**Statistically significant difference with P < 0.01.