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

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Table 3 Comparison of IGF-1 and DHEA-S levels in between the CS stages using the LSD test in group A

Dependent variable	(I) CS stage	(J) CS stage	Mean difference (I-J)	Std. error	Sig.	95% confidence interval
Dependent variable	(I) CS stage	(J) CS stage	Mean difference (I-J)	Std. error	Sig.	Lower bound	Upper bound
IGF-1	1	2	− 91.84	8.68	0.000***	− 109.40	− 74.27
	2	3	− 76.24	8.98	0.000***	− 94.42	− 58.06
	3	4	− 206.01	9.28	0.000***	− 224.79	− 187.24
	4	5	325.56	9.28	0.000***	306.78	344.33
	5	6	28.38	8.98	0.003***	10.20	46.56
	6	1	20.15	8.68	0.026*	2.59	37.71
DHEA-S	1	2	− 63.236	13.39	0.000***	− 90.33	− 36.13
	2	3	− 156.366	13.86	0.000***	− 184.41	− 128.31
	3	4	− 233.559	14.32	0.000***	− 262.52	− 204.59
	4	5	334.198	14.32	0.000***	305.23	363.16
	5	6	97.745	13.86	0.000***	69.69	125.79
	6	1	21.217	13.39	0.121^ns	− 5.87	48.31