Data analyses were performed using statistical software (SPSS, New York, NY, USA). All normally distributed continuous data were analyzed with parametric tests (t-test or one-way ANOVA) and a post hoc test (Tukey). All non-normally distributed continuous data were analyzed with nonparametric tests (Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis). Normally distributed data are presented as mean and standard deviation, whereas non-normally distributed data are presented as median and range. For all analyses the alpha value was set to 0.05.
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