Table 1.
Percentage difference of the mean of growth factors based the level of expression in G1 and G3
| Growth factor | Group | Mean | Standard error | Based on G1 |
Based on G3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| difference in mean | % difference | difference in mean | % difference | ||||
| FGF | G1 | 20.625 | 0.778 | – | – | 18.375 | 816.667 |
| G2 | 13.500 | 1.569 | −7.125 | −34.545 | 11.250 | 500.000 | |
| G3 | 2.250 | 0.366 | −18.375 | −89.090 | – | – | |
| G4 | 1.750 | 0.250 | −18.875 | −91.515 | −0.500 | −22.222 | |
| G5 | 1.125 | 0.295 | −19.500 | −94.545 | −1.125 | −50.000 | |
| IGF | G1 | 39.750 | 1.250 | – | – | 3.500 | 9.655 |
| G2 | 20.917 | 1.443 | −18.833 | −47.378 | −15.333 | −42.298 | |
| G3 | 36.250 | 1.411 | −3.500 | −8.805 | – | – | |
| G4 | 32.250 | 0.996 | −7.500 | −18.867 | −4.000 | −11.034 | |
| G5 | 22.000 | 0.567 | −17.750 | −44.654 | −14.250 | −39.310 | |
| TGF-β1 | G1 | 23.333 | 0.644 | – | – | 4.333 | 22.805 |
| G2 | 15.000 | 1.292 | −8.333 | −35.713 | −4.000 | −21.053 | |
| G3 | 19.000 | 0.866 | −4.333 | −18.570 | – | – | |
| G4 | 37.625 | 1.322 | 14.292 | 61.252 | 18.625 | 98.026 | |
| G5 | 25.625 | 0.680 | 2.292 | 9.823 | 6.625 | 34.868 | |
G1, control; G2, 3 days fasting; G3, 3 days fasting then 7 days water; G4, 3 days fasting then 7 days green tea; G5, 3 days fasting then 7 days vitamin E.