Table 2 Serum BMP-2 (ng/L) activity among the studied groups

Range

0.035-1.879

1.051-2.892

0.779-2.881

0.654-1.197

Pre-surgery

Mean ± S.D

1.77 ± 0.24

3.206 ± 0.018

2.358 ± 0.008

3.555 ± 0.01

(2-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.459 ± 0.019

8.355 ± 0.0098

8.411 ± 0.011

2.441 ± 0.015

P value

< 0.001*

< 0.001**

< 0.001***

(3-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.209 ± 0.011

4.936 ± 0.91

6.976 ± 0.087

2.449 ± 0.069

P value

NS

< 0.001**

< 0.001***

(4-week)8

Mean ± S.D

4.906 ± 0.009

6.821 ± 0.699

2.953 ± 0.01

2.697 ± 0.029

P value

< 0.05*

< 0.001**

< 0.001***

(5-week)

Mean ± S.D

4.781 ± 0.007

4.421 ± 0.042

7.929 ± 0.06

2.628 ± 0.07

P value

< 0.001*

< 0.001**

= 0.001***

(6-week)

Mean ± S.D

4.921 ± 0.021

5.094 ± 0.333

7.716 ± 0.058

2.625 ± 0.166

P value

< 0.001*

< 0.001**

< 0.05***

(7-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.424 ± 0.017

7.853 ± 0.468

7.825 ± 0.01

3.008 ± 0.094

P value

< 0.05 *

< 0.001**

< 0.05***

(8-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.322 ± 0.117

8.109 ± 0.0085

6.841 ± 0.0081

2.761 ± 0.059

P value

< 0.001*

< 0.001**

= 0.001***

(9-week)

Mean ± S.D

4.834 ± 0.016

7.467 ± 0.065

6.551 ± 0.098

2.314 ± 0.175

P value

< 0.001*

< 0.001**

< 0.05***

(10-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.04 ± 0.019

6.011 ± 0.367

6.162 ± 0.009

2.568 ± 0.175

P value

< 0.05*

< 0.001**

< 0.05***

(11-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.36 ± 0.068

5.338 ± 0.104

8.64 ± 0.0009

2.294 ± 0.008

P value

< 0.05*

< 0.001**

< 0.001***

(12-week)

Mean ± S.D

5.338 ± 0.104

2.33 ± 0.087

7.575 ± 0.09

2.33 ± 0.087

P value

< 0.05*

< 0.001**

= 0.001***