Table 4 Comparison of IGF-1 and DHEA-S levels in between the CS stages using the LSD test in group B
Dependent variable | (I) CS stage | (J) CS stage | Mean difference (I-J) | Std. error | Sig. | 95% confidence interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower bound | Upper bound | ||||||
IGF-1 | 1 | 2 | − 35.31 | 4.63 | 0.000*** | − 44.69 | − 25.94 |
2 | 3 | − 227.87 | 4.79 | 0.000*** | − 237.57 | − 218.17 | |
3 | 4 | 232.04 | 4.95 | 0.000*** | 222.02 | 242.06 | |
4 | 5 | 22.02 | 4.95 | 0.000*** | 12.00 | 32.04 | |
5 | 6 | 31.03 | 4.79 | 0.003*** | 21.33 | 40.74 | |
6 | 1 | − 21.91 | 4.63 | 0.026* | − 31.28 | − 12.54 | |
DHEA-S | 1 | 2 | − 159.87 | 9.47 | 0.000*** | − 179.03 | − 140.71 |
2 | 3 | − 233.21 | 9.80 | 0.000*** | − 253.05 | − 213.38 | |
3 | 4 | 269.80 | 10.12 | 0.000*** | 249.32 | 290.29 | |
4 | 5 | 78.61 | 10.12 | 0.000*** | 58.13 | 99.09 | |
5 | 6 | 12.72 | 9.80 | 0.202ns | − 7.10 | 32.55 | |
6 | 1 | 31.94 | 9.47 | 0.002** | 12.78 | 51.10 | |