Table 2.
Network properties differences between groups.
| Network property | Carriers | Non-carriers | Confidence interval (95%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clustering index | 7.92 (0.2) | 8.57 (0.3) | [− 1.62, − 0.61] | 0.04*10–4 |
| Characteristic path length | 28.74 (0.06) | 29.04 (0.15) | [− 0.88, − 0.28] | 0.03*10–3 |
| Target attack | 16.24 (0.09) | 16.25 (0.09) | [− 0.12, 0.42] | 0.67 |
| Local efficiency | 12.39 (0.08) | 12.70 (0.13) | [− 0.78, − 0.32] | 0.09*10–4 |
| Global efficiency | 11.24 (0.01) | 11.19 (0.03) | [0.04, 0.14] | 0.06*10–3 |
| Global connectivity | 0.06 (0.01) | 0.07 (0.01) | [− 0.01, − 0.001] | 0.04 |
| Homologous regions connectivity | 0.36 (0.01) | 0.4 (0.01) | [− 0.08, − 0.01] | 0.02 |
| Modularity | 3.83 (0.20) | 4.45 (0.28) | [− 1.61, − 0.29] | 0.02 |
Network properties in each group are represented by the mean and standard deviations: mean (s.d). In bold, the significance differences, those confidence intervals that do not contain zero.