highly significantp < 0.001
A p -value of < 0.05 (*) was considered to indicate a significant difference between groups, with p < 0.01 (**) denoting a highly significant difference, and p < 0.001 (***) indicating an extremely significant difference.
A p -value of < 0.05 (*) was considered to indicate a significant difference between groups, with p < 0.01 (**) denoting a highly significant difference, and p < 0.001 (***) indicating an extremely significant difference.