Table 1: The serum levels of CEA (ng/ml) in the different studied groups.
|
|
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Group D |
Group E |
|
CEA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Min.-Max. |
2.92-3.72 |
12.9-21.4 |
20.1-34.1 |
3.89-4.93 |
7.14-11.70 |
|
Mean ± SD. |
3.37 ± 0.26 |
16.96 ± 2.89 |
27.54 ± 4.56 |
4.50 ± 0.34 |
8.90 ± 1.61 |
|
Median |
3.38 |
16.25 |
28.30 |
4.57 |
8.75 |
|
p1 |
|
< 0.001* |
< 0.001* |
0.937 |
0.003* |
|
p2 |
|
|
< 0.001* |
< 0.001* |
< 0.001* |
|
p3 |
|
|
|
< 0.001* |
< 0.001* |
p1: p value for Post Hoc test (Scheffe) for comparing groups B, C, D & E with group A.
p2: p value for Post Hoc test (Scheffe) for comparing groups C, D & E with group B.
p3: p value for Post Hoc test (Scheffe) for comparing groups D&E with group C.
*: Statistically significant at p < 0.05