Table 5.
Statistical analysis of cell viability and metabolic activity 24 h after treatment. A multiple t-test was performed (* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; and *** p < 0.001). ctr = control; PL = plasma; PEF = pulsed electric fields; comb = combination; n.s. = not significant.
| Treatment Regimen | Cell Viability | Metabolic Activity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | p-Value | Difference | S.E. | Significance | p-Value | Difference | S.E. | |
| ctr / PL | *** | <0.001 | 20.50 | 3.09 | *** | <0.001 | 35.54 | 3.04 |
| ctr / PEF | *** | <0.001 | 20.15 | 1.60 | *** | <0.001 | 42.24 | 0.34 |
| ctr / comb 1 | *** | <0.001 | 31.77 | 1.08 | *** | <0.001 | 55.98 | 0.90 |
| ctr / comb 3 | *** | <0.001 | 28.14 | 0.61 | *** | <0.001 | 53.31 | 0.63 |
| PL / PEF | n.s. | 0.920 | 0.35 | 3.47 | n.s. | 0.050 | −6.69 | 3.03 |
| PL / comb 1 | ** | 0.006 | −11.27 | 3.27 | *** | <0.001 | −20.43 | 3.14 |
| PL / comb 3 | n.s. | 0.050 | −7.64 | 3.46 | *** | <0.001 | −17.76 | 3.08 |
| PEF / comb 1 | *** | <0.001 | 11.62 | 1.92 | *** | <0.001 | 13.74 | 0.88 |
| PEF / comb 3 | ** | 0.002 | 7.99 | 1.86 | *** | <0.001 | 11.07 | 0.59 |
| comb 1 / comb 3 | * | 0.020 | −3.63 | 1.33 | * | 0.020 | −2.67 | 1.02 |