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Table 1 Comparison of mean and standard deviation of IGF-1 (ng/ml) and DHEA-S (nmol/ml) levels among CS stages between group A and group B

From: Serum DHEA-S levels could be used as a comparable diagnostic test to assess the pubertal growth spurt in dentofacial orthopedics

CS stages (n = M, F)

Hormone

Group A (male)

Group B (female)

p value

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

CS 1 (n= 8, 8)

IGF-1

164.22 ± 12.36

197.19 ± 8.99

0.000***

DHEA-S

232.17 ± 15.20

185.03 ± 18.13

0.000***

CS 2 (n= 8, 8)

IGF-1

256.06 ± 15.04

232.50 ± 9.79

0.002**

DHEA-S

295.40 ± 14.22

344.91 ± 30.77

0.001**

CS 3 (n= 7, 7)

IGF-1

332.31 ± 16.27

460.38 ± 13.49

0.000***

DHEA-S

451.77 ± 34.20

578.12 ± 13.76

0.000***

CS 4 (n= 7, 7)

IGF-1

538.32 ± 32.31

228.33 ± 8.96

0.000***

DHEA-S

685.33 ± 39.11

308.32 ± 7.68

0.000***

CS 5 (n= 7, 7)

IGF-1

212.76 ± 4.01

206.31 ± 6.77

0.050*

DHEA-S

351.13 ± 29.80

229.70 ± 17.82

0.000***

CS 6 (n= 8, 8)

IGF-1

184.38 ± 12.84

175.27 ± 6.12

0.920ns

DHEA-S

253.38 ± 22.14

216.98 ± 15.44

0.002**

  1. p value is significant at the 0.05 level
  2. ns non-significant
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001