|
Variables
|
Number of treated groups
|
Kind of analysis performed, meta analysis (MA) or exploratory analysis (EA)
|
Heterogeneity
|
Test of nullZ(P-value)
|
Standard difference in means
|
95% confidence intervals
|
Significance (P-value)
|
|---|
|
I
2
|
Q(P-value)
|
T
2
|
|---|
|
SNA (°)
|
7
|
MA
|
69.362%
|
19.584 (0.003)
|
0.338
|
−0.070 (0.944)
|
−0.02
|
−0.54 to 0.50
|
0.944
|
|
SNB (°)
|
7
|
MA
|
90.800%
|
65.214 (0.000)
|
2.029
|
−3.429 (0.001)***
|
−1.97
|
−3.09 to −0.84
|
0.001***
|
|
ANB (°)
|
7
|
MA
|
89.614%
|
57.767 (0.000)
|
2.029
|
4.311 (0.000)***
|
2.48
|
1.36 to 3.61
|
0.000***
|
|
Wits appraisal (mm)
|
5
|
MA
|
95.645%
|
91.844 (0.000)
|
6.364
|
3.083 (0.002)**
|
3.62
|
1.32 to 5.93
|
0.002**
|
|
Co-Gn (mm)
|
4
|
EA
|
11.164%
|
3.377 (0.337)
|
0.018
|
−1.483 (0.138)
|
−0.29
|
−0.68 to 0.09
|
0.138
|
|
SN-ML (°)
|
5
|
MA
|
70.569%
|
13.591 (0.009)
|
0.437
|
3.321 (0.001)***
|
1.17
|
0.48 to 1.86
|
0.001***
|
|
Gonial angle (°)
|
6
|
MA
|
78.915%
|
23.714 (0.000)
|
0.636
|
−2.164 (0.030)*
|
−0.80
|
−1.52 to 0.08
|
0.030*
|
|
N-Me (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
65.651%
|
5.823 (0.054)
|
0.321
|
3.428 (0.001)***
|
1.39
|
0.59 to 2.18
|
0.001***
|
|
UFH (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
9.200%
|
2.203 (0.332)
|
0.012
|
1.251 (0.211)
|
0.26
|
−0.15 to 0.68
|
0.211
|
|
LFAH (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
0%
|
1.944 (0.378)
|
0
|
1.328 (0.184)
|
0.27
|
−0.13 to 0.66
|
0.184
|
|
Co-Go (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
0%
|
0.369 (0.832)
|
0
|
−0.987 (0.324)
|
−0.22
|
−0.66 to 0.22
|
0.324
|
|
Overjet (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
84.912%
|
13.256 (0.001)
|
1.548
|
3.291 (0.001)***
|
2.62
|
1.06 to 4.19
|
0.001***
|
|
Overbite (mm)
|
3
|
EA
|
20.552%
|
2.517 (0.284)
|
0.040
|
−0.943 (0.345)
|
−0.24
|
−0.74 to 0.26
|
0.345
|
- *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05, **statistically significant at P ≤ 0.01, ***statistically significant at P ≤ 0.00.
