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Table 4 Comparison of alkaline phosphatase assay (ALP assay) and Acid phosphatase assay (ACP assay) before and after placement at 4 weeks and at 6 weeks of control group

From: Osteoinductive effect of the nanoparticulate form of Cissus quadrangularis ethanolic extract on implant surface in experimental animals

Timeline

Assay

Placement

N

Mean

S.D

S.E

M.D

95% CI

Z value

P value#

4 weeks

ALP

Before

2

4.81

0.97

0.68

− 20.43

− 23.23–17.62

− 92.448

0.007

  

After

2

25.25

1.28

0.91

    
 

ACP

Before

2

6.00

2.12

1.50

− 0.50

− 6.85–5.85

− 1.000

0.500

  

After

2

6.50

2.82

2.00

    

6 weeks

ALP

Before

2

8.44

4.15

2.93

− 17.46

− 40.68–5.75

− 9.558

0.046

  

After

2

25.90

1.56

1.10

    
 

ACP

Before

2

1.32

0.60

0.42

− 1.80

− 15.14–11.54

− 1.714

0.336

  

After

2

3.12

0.88

0.62

    
  1. #p value derived from paired t test; significant at p < 0.05