Target | G1 mean±SD (n = 25) | G2 mean±SD (n = 21) | G3 mean±SD (n = 25) | P value | ||
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G1 vs G2 | G1 vs G3 | G2 vs G3 | ||||
Gene expression level | ||||||
RUNX2 | 1.007±0.04826 | 1.211±0.2259 | 0.772±0.1727 | 0.0002 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
Type-I collagen | 1.005±0.05339 | 1.266±0.4215 | 0.7472±0.2469 | 0.0054 | 0.0040 | <0.0001 |
Osteopontin | 1.01±0.06045 | 1.465±0.5981 | 0.7084±0.1989 | 0.0001 | 0.0084 | <0.0001 |
Osteocalcin | 1.000±0.06301 | 1.408±0.4706 | 0.666±0.3378 | 0.0002 | 0.0016 | <0.0001 |
ALP | 1.000±0.08517 | 1.276±0.4766 | 0.9390±0.2215 | NS | NS | 0.0205 |
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity | ||||||
ALP (U/L) | 77.56±20.08 | 93.68±30.30 | 70.10±18.71 | NS | NS | 0.0039 |