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Table 5 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 sham 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

0.96

0.68

− 2.80

− 11.74–6.14

− 3.983

0.157

  

After

2

7.61

0.02

0.01

    
 

ACP

Beforea

2

3.25

2.47

1.75

  

Aftera

2

3.25

2.47

1.75

    

6 weeks

ALP

Before

2

20.62

7.74

5.48

4.18

− 36.09–44.45

1.319

0.413

  

After

2

16.44

3.26

2.31

    
 

ACP

Before

2

1.30

0.63

0.45

− 0.23

− 1.06–0.59

− 3.615

0.172

  

After

2

1.53

0.72

0.51

    
  1. #p value derived from paired t test; a the correlation and t cannot be computed because the standard error of the difference is 0