Table 2.
Examination of variables according to age.
Variable | Test | P-value | Decision |
IgG | ANOVA | 0.000 | Difference present (it increased with age, except for the 0- to 1-month age group; the highest value was found in the 16- to 18-year age range) |
IgA | Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.567 | No difference |
IgM | ANOVA | 0.000 | Difference present (while the highest value was found in the 16- to 18-year age range, the lowest was found in the 0- to 1-month age group) |
IgG1 | ANOVA | 0.000 | Difference present (while the highest value was found in the 16- to 18-year age range, the lowest was found in the 3- to 5-year age group) |
IgG2 | Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.011 | Difference present (the value increased with age) |
IgG3 | Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.066 | No difference |
IgG4 | Kruskal–Wallis test | 0.186 | No difference |
ANOVA: Analysis of variance IgG; Immunoglobulin G, IgA: Immunoglobulin A, IgM: Immunoglobulin M