Parameter Group P-valued Comparison
Control Graft EA + graft Pa Pb Pc
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Osteonectin 173.46 (38.69) 212.49 (62.63) 245.98 (123.22) 0.498 NS NS NS
Osteopontin 110.53 (17.83) 141.89 (29.88) 169.49 (47.42) 0.014* 0.025* 0.013* 0.18

aComparison between control and graft groups.
bComparison of control and EA + graft groups.
cComparison between graft and EA + graft groups.
dKruskal Wallis test; a,b,cMann Whitney U test.
* = polysemy; NS = not significant; EA = ellagic acid.