Table 2.
Tukey HSD Post Hoc pairwise analysis between groups for clinical parameters and expression of biomarkers.
Variable | Group | Mean Difference | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
sTREM-1 (ng/L) | Group –I | Group –II | −30.509294 | <0.001** |
Group –III | −33.530765 | <0.001** | ||
Group –IV | −63.206294 | <0.001** | ||
Group –II | Group –III | −3.021471 | 0.938 | |
Group –IV | −32.697000 | <0.001** | ||
Group –III | Group –IV | −29.675529 | <0.001** | |
IL-1β (pg/ml) | Group –I | Group –II | −13.171294 | <0.001** |
Group –III | −12.584353 | <0.001** | ||
Group –IV | −23.516118 | <0.001** | ||
Group –II | Group –III | 0.586941 | 0.989 | |
Group –IV | −10.344824 | <0.001** | ||
Group –III | Group –IV | −10.931765 | <0.001** | |
MMP-8 (pg/ml) | Group –I | Group –II | −61.330529 | <0.001** |
Group –III | −85.117294 | <0.001** | ||
Group –IV | −115.319000 | <0.001** | ||
Group –II | Group –III | −23.786765 | 0.159 | |
Group –IV | −53.988471 | <0.001** | ||
Group –III | Group –IV | −30.201706 | 0.044* |
*p < 0.05 – statistically significant.
**p < 0.001 – highly significant.