Table 4. Intragroup comparative analysis of total collagen.
| Group | Evaluation (weeks) |
Total Collagen | p* | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Average | Median | Minimum | Maximum | Standard Deviation |
2 × 4 × 6 weeks |
2 × 4 weeks |
2 × 6 weeks |
4 × 6 weeks |
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| A | 2 | 6 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 24.6 | 32.7 | 3.34 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 34.1 | 34.7 | 23.7 | 43.6 | 7.28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 43.4 | 44.2 | 33.7 | 52.0 | 7.24 | 0.010 | 0.080 | 0.001 | 0.034 | ||||||||||||
| B | 2 | 5 | 31.7 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 45.9 | 11.8 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 41.1 | 58.8 | 6.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 75.6 | 77.1 | 69.9 | 79.3 | 3.63 | 0.003 | 0.006 | <0.001 | 0.003 | ||||||||||||
*
Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test p < 0.05
** A = Control group; B = Experiment group.