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
				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.