Table 4.
Statistical comparisons of SFI scores for control and experimental groups
| Groups | 0–42 d PO | 42 d PO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significance | P value | Significance | P value | |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. Sham | ns | 0.9999 | ns | 0.9883 |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. Negative Control (n = 18) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Unoperated (n = 3) vs. PEG (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Sham vs. HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Sham vs. Negative Control (n = 18) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Sham vs. PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Sham vs. PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Sham vs. PEG (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) vs. Negative Control (n = 18) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) vs. PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) | ns | 0.9037 | ns | > 0.9999 |
| HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) vs. PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) | ns | 0.8658 | ns | 0.9795 |
| HPEG + 1% MB (n = 13) vs. PEG (n = 10) | *** | 0.0004 | ** | 0.0039 |
| Negative Control (n = 18) vs. PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Negative Control (n = 18) vs. PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) | **** | < 0.0001 | **** | < 0.0001 |
| Negative Control (n = 18) vs. PEG (n = 10) | * | 0.0062 | *** | 0.0003 |
| PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) vs. PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) | ns | > 0.9999 | ns | 0.9938 |
| PEG + 1% MB (n = 10) vs. PEG (n = 10) | * | 0.0317 | * | 0.0131 |
| PEG + 0.5% MB (n = 10) vs. PEG (n = 10) | * | 0.0403 | ns | 0.0953 |
ns: Not significant; *P < 0.05,**P < 0.01,***P < 0.001,****P < 0.0001, respectively according to two-way analysis of variance with multiple comparisons from SFI data from 0–42 days PO, or SFI data from 42 days PO only.