| Groups Comparison | LS Means Diff. | LS SE | 95% CI | p-value | |
| 1 vs 4 | 15.85 | 1.41 | 12.16 | 19.53 | <0.0001* |
| Groups | LS Mean |
| |||
| 1a | 20.72 | ||||
| 2a | 18.91 | ||||
| 3b | 7.93 | ||||
| 4b | 4.87 | ||||
| 2 vs 4 | 14.04 | 1.38 | 10.42 | 17.65 | <0.0001* |
| 1 vs 3 | 12.79 | 1.15 | 9.79 | 15.79 | <0.0001* |
| 2 vs 3 | 10.98 | 1.13 | 8.04 | 13.92 | <0.0001* |
| 3 vs 4 | 3.06 | 1.38 | -0.54 | 6.66 | 0.1254 |
| 1 vs 2 | 1.81 | 1.16 | -1.22 | 4.84 | 0.4048 |