Table 3.

Statistical table

	Data structure	Type of test	Statistics
a	Normal distribution	One-tailed unpaired t test	Patient 1: t₍₅₉₈₎ = 3.286, p < 0.001 Patient 2: t₍₅₉₈₎ = 2.762, p = 0.003 Patient 3: t₍₅₉₈₎ = 3.013, p = 0.001 Patient 4: t₍₅₉₈₎ = 4.644, p < 0.001 Patient 5: t₍₅₉₈₎ = −1.241, p = 0.108 Patient 6: t₍₃₃₈₎ = −3.852, p < 0.001 Patient 7: t₍₅₉₈₎ = 0.743, p = 0.771 Patient 8: t₍₅₉₈₎ = −1.763, p = 0.039
b	No assumption	One-tailed permutation test	p = 0.009
c	No assumption	Two-tailed permutation test	p = 0.627
d	Approximate normal distribution	Two-tailed unpaired t-test	t₍₁₄₎ = 0.749, p = 0.466