The differences between the studied groups were analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis one way test of variance on ranks.
Results were presented as the mean ± standard error (SE), and the data were compared by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) one way test by PASW Statistics 18.
According to the Welch-one way test, the mean of expression levels was significantly different among target transcripts (P < 0.05).
In one-way tests, trial number was defined as an ordinal variable.
Continuous data of the groups, i.e., measurements at the beginning of the study and continuous background data, were compared using one-way tests (ANOVA).
Lastly, the strength of all the algorithms is analyzed through ANOVA one-way test and Kruskal-Wallis test.
Comparisons involving multiple groups used Kruskal Wallis one-way test and post hoc Dunn's test.
**p < 0.01, Kruskal Wallis one-way test and post hoc Dunn's test.
HRQoL differences between the three patient groups were analysed by the ANOVA one-way test.
The Kruskal Wallis one-way test was used for multiple comparisons.
