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. 2022 Apr 18;16:835717. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.835717

TABLE 1.

Two-way ANOVA for anxiety-like behavior evaluated in the elevated plus maze.

Groups
14:7-7
21-14-7
Control Cagemate Control Cagemate

Behavior Familiarity Stress Interaction
Open arm entries (%) F(1,52) = 0.47; p = 0.50 F(1,52) = 0.18; p = 0.67 F(1,52) = 0.30; p = 0.59
Open arm time (%) F(1,52) = 1.84; p = 0.18 F(1,52) = 0.10; p = 0.76 F(1,52) = 0.54; p = 0.47
Closed arm entries (frequency) F(1,52) = 9.59; p < 0.05 F(1,52) = 6.36; p < 0.05 F(1,52) = 0.21; p = 0.65
Center time (%) F(1,52) = 0.13; p = 0.72 F(1,52) = 1.90; p = 0.17 F(1,52) = 0.00; p > 0.99
SAP (frequency) F(1,52) = 14.11; p < 0.05 F(1,52) = 29.64; p < 0.05 F(1,52) = 30.00; p < 0.05
Protected SAP (%) F(1,52) = 0.03; p = 0.88 F(1,52) = 2.62; p = 0.11 F(1,52) = 0.69; p = 0.41
Head-dipping (frequency) F(1,52) = 12.37; p < 0.05 F(1,52) = 3.27; p = 0.08 F(1,52) = 4.56; p < 0.05
Protected head-dipping (%) F(1,52) = 1.67; p = 0.20 F(1,52) = 3.56; p = 0.07 F(1,52) = 7.39; p < 0.05

21:7-14 28:14-14

Open arm entries (%) F(1,41) = 2.28; p = 0.14 F(1,41) = 2.45; p = 0.13 F(1,41) = 2.15; p = 0.15
Open arm time (%) F(1,41) = 3.65; p = 0.06 F(1,41) = 0.85; p = 0.36 F(1,41) = 0.85; p = 0.36
Closed arm entries (frequency) F(1,41) = 5.64; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 0.58; p = 0.45 F(1,41) = 0.01; p = 0.93
Center time (%) F(1,41) = 9.30; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 1.96; p = 0.17 F(1,41) = 0.91; p = 0.35
SAP (frequency) F(1,41) = 56.55; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 0.00; p = 0.99 F(1,41) = 0.08; p = 0.79
Protected SAP (%) F(1,41) = 9.02; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 1.67; p = 0.20 F(1,41) = 3.07; p = 0.09
Head-dipping (frequency) F(1,41) = 0.49; p = 0.49 F(1,41) = 5.94; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 0.09; p = 0.76
Protected head-dipping (%) F(1,41) = 9.21; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 9.45; p < 0.05 F(1,41) = 1.85; p = 0.18

The difference was significant for p-value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05).