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Table 2 Performance parameters within weeks for different groups

From: Intra-iliac bone marrow injection as a novel alternative to intra-tibial inoculation in rat model

Time

Parameter

Injection group

P-value

Control

Intra-tibial

Intra-iliac

First week

Initial weight

120.55 ± 5.85a

120.77± 5.78a

127.77 ± 7.86a

0.24

Final weight

144.44 ± 7.74a

137.55 ± 6.20b

134.44± 10.25b

0.05

Body weight gain

23.88 ± 9.04 a

16.88± 3.34b

6.66 ± 11.75c

0.05

Second week

Initial weight

144.44 ± 7.74a

137.55 ± 6.20b

134.44± 10.25b

0.05

Final weight

170±0.83a

158.33± 7.49b

176.66±10.92a

0.03

Body weight gain

25.56± 8.70b

20.78± 13.29b

42.22± 13.64a

0.001

Third week

Initial weight

170±0.83a

158.33± 7.49b

176.66±10.92a

0.03

Final weight

190 ± 8.66a

168.33± 4.40b

198.33 ± 6.66a

0.002

Body weight gain

20.0 ± 5.77a

10.0 ± 13.22b

21.67± 18.33a

0.01

  1. Result expressed as mean ± standard error. Values bearing different superscripts indicate significance between the groups. The least significant difference (LSD) was used for significance among groups at the significance level (< 0.05)