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Complete statistical analysis. (1) Stiffness, (2) Young’s modulus, (3) yield tension, (4) yield stress, (5) ultimate tension, (6) ultimate stress, (7) cross sectional area, (8) histological Bonar score. (DOCX)
COMPLETE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
1. Stiffness
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 91.4 23.71 43.67 92.01 113.91
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 43.43 13.61 29.24 41.87 62.42
12 weeks 4 61.02 18.84 33.06 69.21 72.61
16 weeks 4 57.83 16.06 37.36 58.7 76.54
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 84.27 33.11 54.41 67.5 131.17
12 weeks 4 64.85 5.9 59 64.25 71.89
16 weeks 5 60.34 35.94 24.46 63.71 115.72
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6 9115.522 1519.254 2.63 0.0388
Group 2 6717.966 3358.983 5.81 0.008 *
Week 2 164.023 82.011 0.14 0.8684
Group*Week 2 2233.534 1116.767 1.93 0.1644
Error 27 15609.920 578.145
Total 33 24725.443
Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control -47.97 -76.85 -19.08 *
Low-Dose - Control -7.13 -36.02 21.76
Low-Dose - High-Dose 40.83 9.63 72.04 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control -30.38 -61.30 0.55
Low-Dose - Control -26.55 -57.48 4.37
Low-Dose - High-Dose 3.83 -31.06 38.71
16
weeks High-Dose - Control -33.58 -64.50 -2.65 *
Low-Dose - Control -31.06 -59.95 -2.17 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 2.51 -30.58 35.61
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -19.42 -52.52 13.67
16 weeks - 10 weeks -23.93 -55.13 7.27
16 weeks - 12 weeks -4.51 -37.60 28.59
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 17.59 -15.51 50.68
16 weeks - 10 weeks 14.39 -18.70 47.49
16 weeks - 12 weeks -3.20 -38.08 31.69
2. Young's Modulus
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 301 116.32 134.84 286.92 512.78
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 75 43.98 31.25 57.02 144.83
12 weeks 4 233.56 87.15 113.07 251.6 317.95
16 weeks 4 191.19 52.54 115.77 207.22 234.54
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 219.63 135.5 115.28 177.07 456.99
12 weeks 4 130.22 50.17 73.03 135.12 177.59
16 weeks 5 129.46 81.76 23.73 135.34 250.23
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6196972.83
6
32828.80
63.89 0.0063
Group 2109372.80
5
54686.40
36.48 0.005 *
Week 2 5522.438 2761.219 0.33 0.7236
Group*Week 2 82077.594 41038.79
74.87 0.0157 *
Error 27 227727.95
38434.369
Total 33 424700.78
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Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control -226.00 -336.34 -115.66 *
Low-Dose - Control -81.36 -191.70 28.97
Low-Dose - High-Dose 144.64 25.46 263.81 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control -67.44 -185.55 50.67
Low-Dose - Control -170.78 -288.89 -52.67 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -103.34 -236.59 29.91
16
weeks High-Dose - Control -109.81 -227.92 8.30
Low-Dose - Control -171.54 -281.88 -61.20 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -61.73 -188.13 64.68
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -89.42 -215.82 36.99
16 weeks - 10 weeks -90.17 -209.35 29.00
16 weeks - 12 weeks -0.76 -127.16 125.65
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 158.56 32.15 284.97 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks 116.19 -10.22 242.60
16 weeks - 12 weeks -42.37 -175.62 90.88
3. Yield Tension
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 215.24 55.88 139.67 202.53 274.45
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 117.56 42.37 68.79 102.79 180.02
12 weeks 4 205.23 46.8 165.73 191.14 272.92
16 weeks 4 164.73 62.68 77.45 183.77 213.93
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 271.1 87.4 138.01 268.12 366.81
12 weeks 4 251.42 100.81 157.43 231.81 384.64
16 weeks 5 155.34 98.08 65.84 109.25 283.19
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6 86293.182 14382.19
72.7 0.0348
Group 2 31356.788 15678.39
42.94 0.0697
Week 2 22383.277 11191.639 2.1 0.1418
Group*Week 2 32553.116 16276.55
83.06 0.0636
Error 27 143790.31
95325.567
Total 33 230083.50
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4. Yield Stress
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 23.46 8.78 11.81 22.42 37.51
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 4.73 2.15 2.11 6.01 6.71
12 weeks 4 20.01 3.31 15.73 20.31 23.7
16 weeks 4 14.47 6.14 5.71 16.13 19.93
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 17.91 9.93 9.51 14.02 34.82
12 weeks 4 14.06 0.73 13.09 14.16 14.85
16 weeks 5 9.09 6.72 1.38 6.27 16.4
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6 1348.812 224.802 5.04 0.0014
Group 2 610.096 305.048 6.84 0.004 *
Week 2 181.362 90.681 2.03 0.1504
Group*Week 2 557.355 278.677 6.25 0.0059 *
Error 27 1204.036 44.594
Total 33 2552.848
Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control -18.73 -26.75 -10.71 *
Low-Dose - Control -5.55 -13.57 2.48
Low-Dose - High-Dose 13.18 4.52 21.85 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control -3.44 -12.03 5.14
Low-Dose - Control -9.39 -17.98 -0.81 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -5.95 -15.64 3.74
16
weeks High-Dose - Control -8.98 -17.57 -0.40 *
Low-Dose - Control -14.36 -22.39 -6.34 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -5.38 -14.57 3.81
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -3.85 -13.04 5.34
16 weeks - 10 weeks -8.82 -17.48 -0.15 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks -4.97 -14.16 4.22
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 15.29 6.10 24.48 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks 9.75 0.56 18.94 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks -5.54 -15.23 4.15
5. Ultimate Tension
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 267.29 50.12 163.03 275.63 311.85
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 168.17 59.6 100.62 202.42 216.25
12 weeks 4 248 50.45 203.53 240.74 306.99
16 weeks 4 253.67 95.32 110.82 299.46 304.94
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 389.14 105.68 222.28 388.75 503.38
12 weeks 4 335.53 83.78 260.72 333.16 415.1
16 weeks 5 213.84 127.13 111.49 129.06 384.93
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6158503.20
8
26417.20
13.67 0.0086
Group 2 57275.577 28637.78
93.97 0.0307 *
Week 2 21047.272 10523.63
61.46 0.2499
Group*Week 2 80180.359 40090.17
95.56 0.0095 *
Error 27 194549.17
97205.525
Total 33 353052.38
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Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control -99.12 -201.10 2.87
Low-Dose - Control 121.86 19.87 223.84 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 220.97 110.82 331.13 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control -19.29 -128.46 89.88
Low-Dose - Control 68.24 -40.92 177.41
Low-Dose - High-Dose 87.54 -35.62 210.69
16
weeks High-Dose - Control -13.62 -122.79 95.55
Low-Dose - Control -53.45 -155.43 48.54
Low-Dose - High-Dose -39.83 -156.66 77.01
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -53.61 -170.45 63.23
16 weeks - 10 weeks -175.30 -285.46 -65.15 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks -121.69 -238.53 -4.86 *
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 79.83 -37.01 196.66
16 weeks - 10 weeks 85.50 -31.34 202.33
16 weeks - 12 weeks 5.67 -117.49 128.83
6. Ultimate Stress
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 28.86 8.13 13.79 29.84 41.3
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 7.13 4.16 2.87 8.04 12.64
12 weeks 4 24.59 6.33 17.53 23.94 32.93
16 weeks 4 22.4 9.61 8.18 26.25 28.9
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 25.08 10.59 15.32 21.09 42.73
12 weeks 4 19.67 3.58 15.23 19.74 23.96
16 weeks 5 12.43 8.93 2.33 9.88 21.87
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6 1896.612 316.102 5.11 0.0013
Group 2 661.208 330.604 5.35 0.0111 *
Week 2 185.604 92.802 1.5 0.241
Group*Week 2 1049.801 524.901 8.49 0.0014 *
Error 27 1669.662 61.839
Total 33 3566.274
Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control -21.73 -31.18 -12.28 *
Low-Dose - Control -3.78 -13.23 5.67
Low-Dose - High-Dose 17.95 7.75 28.15 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control -4.28 -14.39 5.84
Low-Dose - Control -9.20 -19.31 0.92
Low-Dose - High-Dose -4.92 -16.33 6.49
16
weeks High-Dose - Control -6.47 -16.58 3.65
Low-Dose - Control -16.43 -25.88 -6.99 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -9.97 -20.79 0.86
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -5.42 -16.24 5.41
16 weeks - 10 weeks -12.65 -22.86 -2.45 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks -7.24 -18.06 3.59
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 17.45 6.63 28.27 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks 15.26 4.44 26.08 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks -2.19 -13.60 9.22
7. Cross-Sectional Area
Group Week n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 9.59 1.48 6.98 9.89 11.82
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 27.17 7.88 17.11 26.84 36.87
12 weeks 4 10.29 1.69 8.42 10.42 11.9
16 weeks 4 11.75 1.42 10.5 11.47 13.55
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 16.6 5.4 10.53 14.87 24.99
12 weeks 4 18.01 7.45 11.09 16.84 27.26
16 weeks 5 22.61 14.36 13.06 17.77 47.83
Group Group2 n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 7 2.25 0.16 1.94 2.29 2.47
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 3.27 0.3 2.84 3.29 3.61
12 weeks 4 2.32 0.17 2.13 2.34 2.48
16 weeks 4 2.46 0.12 2.35 2.44 2.61
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 2.77 0.32 2.35 2.7 3.22
12 weeks 4 2.83 0.42 2.41 2.8 3.31
16 weeks 5 3 0.52 2.57 2.88 3.87
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square F Value p-value
Model 6 4.349 0.725 7.41 <.0001
Group 2 1.809 0.904 9.24 0.0009 *
Week 2 0.906 0.453 4.63 0.0187 *
Group*Week 2 1.635 0.817 8.36 0.0015 *
Error 27 2.641 0.098
Total 33 6.991
Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control 1.02 0.64 1.39 *
Low-Dose - Control 0.52 0.14 0.89 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -0.50 -0.90 -0.09 *
12
weeks High-Dose - Control 0.07 -0.33 0.47
Low-Dose - Control 0.58 0.17 0.98 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 0.50 0.05 0.96 *
16
weeks High-Dose - Control 0.21 -0.19 0.61
Low-Dose - Control 0.75 0.37 1.12 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 0.54 0.11 0.97 *
Group Comparison between
weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks 0.06 -0.37 0.49
16 weeks - 10 weeks 0.23 -0.18 0.63
16 weeks - 12 weeks 0.17 -0.26 0.60
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -0.95 -1.38 -0.51 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks -0.81 -1.24 -0.38 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks 0.14 -0.32 0.59
8. Histological Bonar Score
Group Time-
Point n Mean Std Dev Minimum Median Maximum
Control 16 weeks 8 2 0.82 1 2 3
High-Dose
10 weeks 5 12.8 0.84 12 13 14
12 weeks 4 4.5 1.91 2 5 6
16 weeks 5 5.6 2.51 2 5 8
Low-Dose
10 weeks 5 11.6 0.55 11 12 12
12 weeks 6 8 2.1 6 7.5 11
16 weeks 5 11.8 2.28 8 12 14
Source DF Sum of
Squares
Mean
Square
F
Value p-value
Model 6 580.676 96.779 33.37 <.0001
Group 2 336.524 168.262 58.02 <.0001 *
Week 2 174.080 87.040 30.01 <.0001 *
Group*Week 2 70.072 35.036 12.08 0.0001 *
Error 30 87.000 2.900
Total 36 667.676
Week Comparison between groups Difference CI (95%)
10
weeks High-Dose - Control 10.80 8.76 12.84 *
Low-Dose - Control 9.60 7.56 11.64 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose -1.20 -3.40 1.00
12
weeks High-Dose - Control 2.50 0.32 4.68 *
Low-Dose - Control 6.00 4.07 7.93 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 3.50 1.26 5.74 *
16
weeks High-Dose - Control 3.60 1.56 5.64 *
Low-Dose - Control 9.80 7.76 11.84 *
Low-Dose - High-Dose 6.20 4.00 8.40 *
Group Comparison between weeks Difference CI (95%)
Low-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -3.60 -5.71 -1.49 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks 0.20 -2.00 2.40
16 weeks - 12 weeks 3.80 1.69 5.91 *
High-Dose 12 weeks - 10 weeks -8.30 -10.63 -5.97 *
16 weeks - 10 weeks -7.20 -9.40 -5.00 *
16 weeks - 12 weeks 1.10 -1.23 3.43

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