| Laser LS Mean | SiC LS Mean | LS Mean Diff. | LS SE | 95% CI | p-value |
Group 1 | 20.78 | 15.62 | 5.17 | 1.39 | 2.37; 7.96 | 0.0005* |
Group 2 | 18.93 | 13.99 | 4.94 | 1.24 | 2.46; 7.42 | 0.0002* |
Group 3 | 7.94 | 4.32 | 3.62 | 0.69 | 2.25; 5.00 | <0.0001* |
Group 4 | 4.78 | 2.52 | 2.26 | 0.55 | 1.13; 3.39 | 0.0003* |