Table 4.
Time period | (I) group | (J) group | Mean difference (I−J) | SE | Significant | 95% CI (lower bound–upper bound) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 4 | St-doped BG | 45S5 | 1.18333 | 1.13717 | 1.000 | -2.1453-4.5120 |
Negative | 5.86667* | 1.13717 | 0.0001* | 2.5380-9.1953 | ||
Mg-doped BG | Strontium | 0.51667 | 1.13717 | 1.000 | -2.8120-3.8453 | |
45S5 | 1.70000 | 1.13717 | 0.903 | -1.6286-5.0286 | ||
Negative | 6.38333* | 1.13717 | 0.0001* | 3.0547-9.7120 | ||
45S5 BG | Negative | 4.68333* | 1.13717 | 0.003* | 1.3547-8.0120 | |
Week 8 | St-doped BG | Magnesium | 5.76667* | 1.49889 | 0.006* | 1.3792-10.1541 |
45S5 | 10.50000* | 1.49889 | 0.0001* | 6.1126-14.8874 | ||
Negative | 15.73333* | 1.49889 | 0.0001* | 11.3459-20.1208 | ||
Mg-doped BG | 45S5 | 4.73333* | 1.49889 | 0.030* | 0.3459-9.1208 | |
Negative | 9.96667* | 1.49889 | 0.0001* | 5.5792-14.3541 | ||
45S5 BG | Negative | 5.23333* | 1.49889 | 0.014* | 0.8459-9.6208 |
*Denotes a statistically significant result. CI: Confidence interval; BG: Strontium-doped bioactive glass; Mg-doped BG: Magnesium-doped bioactive glass; BG: Bioactive glass; SE: Standard error