Table 1.
Statistical tests and significance threshold used for each comparison
| Data structure | Statistical test, post hoc | Significance threshold |
|---|---|---|
| aNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |
| bNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |
| cNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |
| dNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| eNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| fNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |
| gNormal distribution | Two-way RM ANOVA with post hoc Sidak’s test | p < 0.05 |
| hNormal distribution | Two-way RM ANOVA with post hoc Sidak’s test | p < 0.05 |
| iNormal distribution | Two-way ANOVA | p < 0.05 |
| jNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| kNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| lNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| mNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| nNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| oNormal distribution | Two-tailed unpaired t test | p < 0.05 |
| pNon-normal distribution | Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks test | p < 0.05 |
| qNon-normal distribution | Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed ranks test | p < 0.05 |
| rNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |
| sNon-normal distribution | Two-tailed Mann–Whitney U test | p < 0.05 |