Table 5.
Calculation of anterior and posterior width/height ratio for all groups
| Ratio | All patients | p inter | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 (M ± SD) 95% CI (LB, UB) |
T2 (M ± SD) 95% CI (LB, UB) |
ΔT2–T1 (M ± SD) 95% CI (LB, UB) |
p (intra) | PG 1 vs PG 2 PG1 vs PG 3 PG 2 vs PG3 |
|
| Anterior width/height ratio |
2.44 ± 0.46 2.33, 2.56 |
2.61 ± 0.47 2.49, 2.74 |
0.17 ± 0.31 0.09, 0.25 |
< 0.001 *** | |
| Posterior width/height ratio |
2.44 ± 0.50 2.31, 2.57 |
2.64 ± 0.55 2.50, 2.78 |
0.20 ± 0.20 0.15, 0.26 |
< 0.001 *** | |
| PG 1 | |||||
| Anterior width/height ratio |
2.54 ± 0.50 2.29, 2.76 |
2.70 ± 0.55 2.44, 2.96 |
0.18 ± 0.28 0.05, 0.31 |
< 0.001 *** |
0.997 NS 0.952 NS 0.926 NS |
| Posterior width/height ratio |
2.78 ± 0.47 2.56, 3.00 |
3.00 ± 0.44 2.80, 3.21 |
0.22 ± 0.22 0.12, 0.33 |
< 0.001 *** |
0.951 NS 0.460 NS 0.299 NS |
| PG2 | |||||
| Anterior width/height ratio |
2.45 ± 0.49 2.23, 2.68 |
2.64 ± 0.50 2.41, 2.87 |
0.18 ± 0.30 0.05, 0.32 |
0.011 * |
0.997 NS 0.952 NS 0.926 NS |
| Posterior width/height ratio |
2.41 ± 0.50 2.18, 2.65 |
2.65 ± 0.57 2.39, 2.92 |
0.24 ± 0.22 0.14, 0.34 |
< 0.001 *** |
0.951 NS 0.460 NS 0.299 NS |
| PG3 | |||||
| Anterior width/height ratio |
2.35 ± 0.40 2.17, 2.54 |
2.50 ± 0.33 2.35, 2.66 |
0.15 ± 0.35 0.02, 0.31 |
< 0.001 *** |
0.997 NS 0.952 NS 0.926 NS |
| Posterior width/height ratio |
2.11 ± 0.29 1.98, 2.25 |
2.26 ± 0.37 2.08, 2.43 |
0.14 ± 0.16 0.07, 0.22 |
0.074 NS |
0.951 NS 0.460 NS 0.299 NS |
For measurements, see Table 4. Mean (M), standard deviation (SD), confidence intervals (CI) and significance levels. NS, not significant; *p < 0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001. Patient groups PG 1, PG 2 and PG 3