Table 3:
Multiple pairwise comparisons of the six groups
| Group (I) | Group (J) | Mean difference (I-J) | Standard error | Significance | 95% Confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 16.74800* | .87827 | .000 | 14.1865 | 19.3095 |
| 3 | 2.54133 | .87827 | .053 | −.0202 | 5.1028 | |
| 4 | 2.26800 | .87827 | .113 | −.2935 | 4.8295 | |
| 5 | 2.30800 | .87827 | .102 | −.2535 | 4.8695 | |
| 6 | 1.90133 | .87827 | .265 | −.6602 | 4.4628 | |
| 2 | 3 | −14.20667* | .87827 | .000 | −16.7682 | −11.6452 |
| 4 | −14.48000* | .87827 | .000 | −17.0415 | −11.9185 | |
| 5 | −14.44000* | .87827 | .000 | −17.0015 | −11.8785 | |
| 6 | −14.84667* | .87827 | .000 | −17.4082 | −12.2852 | |
| 3 | 4 | −.27333 | .87827 | 1.000 | −2.8348 | 2.2882 |
| 5 | −.23333 | .87827 | 1.000 | −2.7948 | 2.3282 | |
| 6 | −.64000 | .87827 | .978 | −3.2015 | 1.9215 | |
| 4 | 5 | .04000 | .87827 | 1.000 | −2.5215 | 2.6015 |
| 6 | −.36667 | .87827 | .998 | −2.9282 | 2.1948 | |
| 5 | 6 | −.40667 | .87827 | .997 | −2.9682 | 2.1548 |
The mean difference was significant at P<0.05.