2.4. Statistics
All analyses were completed using MedCalc version 20.010 (MedCalc Software Ltd., Ostend, Belgium) and OriginPro 8.5.0 SR1 (OriginLab Corporation, Northampton, MA, USA). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the variables. A one-way repeated measures analysis of variances (ANOVA) followed by a Tukey post hoc test was used to determine whether three group means within each study group were different. Student’s 