Table 3.
Statistical Analysis of Enzyme-linked Immunospot Data: Multiple Comparisons of Means
| Donor | Infection | CSE Treatment | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | UI vs. Msm | No CSE | <0.0001 |
| UI vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Msm | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI | No CSE vs. +CSE | 1 | |
| Msm | No CSE vs. +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Sp | No CSE vs. +CSE | 1 | |
| COPD | UI vs. Msm | No CSE | <0.0001 |
| UI vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Msm | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI | No CSE vs. +CSE | 0.9964 | |
| Msm | No CSE vs. +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Sp | No CSE vs. +CSE | 0.004 | |
| Smoker | UI vs. Msm | No CSE | <0.0001 |
| UI vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | No CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Msm | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Msm vs. Sp | +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| UI | No CSE vs. +CSE | 0.0006 | |
| Msm | No CSE vs. +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Sp | No CSE vs. +CSE | <0.0001 | |
| Healthy vs. COPD | UI | No CSE | 0.9964 |
| Msm | No CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | No CSE | 0.999 | |
| UI | +CSE | 1 | |
| Msm | +CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | +CSE | 1 | |
| Healthy vs. Smoker | UI | No CSE | 1 |
| Msm | No CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | No CSE | 1 | |
| UI | +CSE | 1 | |
| Msm | +CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | +CSE | 1 | |
| COPD vs. Smoker | UI | No CSE | 1 |
| Msm | No CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | No CSE | 1 | |
| UI | +CSE | 0.9998 | |
| Msm | +CSE | 1 | |
| Sp | +CSE | 0.9995 |
Definition of abbreviations: UI = uninfected.