a trend toward significancep < 0.05
Due to the small sample size, the p -value did not reach statistical significance; however, a trend toward significance ( p < 0.05) was observed.
Due to the small sample size, the p -value did not reach statistical significance; however, a trend toward significance ( p < 0.05) was observed.
Although these differences did not reach statistical significance, they were close to significance, potentially due to the limited sample size.