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Table 5 Destrictive statistics and significance probabilities of cephalometric variables

From: Analysis of pretreatment factors associated with stability in early class III treatment

 

Total (n = 75)

Stable (n = 55)

Unstable (n = 20)

U test

x

IQR

x

IQR

x

IQR

p

PNS-ANS

0.96

0.08

0.95

0.08

0.97

0.09

.101

Ar-Me

1.04

0.06

1.03

0.07

1.05

0.07

.024*

SNA

79.70

4.90

79.50

4.90

80.45

3.63

.260

SNB

79.80

3.90

79.40

4.10

80.40

4.43

.065

ANB

0.00

2.90

0.20

2.90

-0.90

2.28

.081

Wits

-6.60

3.40

-6.20

3.30

-7.70

2.75

.035*

SN-Ar

124.60

5.60

124.80

5.50

124.20

7.38

.573

SN-Rm

90.20

7.30

90.70

6.50

87.50

6.40

.049*

SN-Md

36.90

6.70

36.90

6.70

36.85

6.23

.480

Gonial angle

126.00

9.00

125.10

8.90

129.50

6.83

.024*

U1-PP

102.90

10.60

102.70

10.80

105.25

12.10

.253

IMPA

89.10

10.50

89.80

8.00

83.05

7.93

.009*

FMIA

60.90

9.50

59.30

9.60

65.05

9.43

.025*

  1. Statistical powers were from 0.822 to 0.840; Effect size d =0.8 (x median, IQR interquartile range, *: p < .05)