Table 2. Summary of morphological measurements.
Absolute dimensions (top) and relative dimensions scaled to jaw length (bottom) are presented in each cell (except jaw length and body weight).
| Control diet | Soft diet | T-test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skull length (mm) | 146.64 ± 5.68 1.19 ± 0.05 |
146.48 ± 6.20 1.21 ± 0.05 |
0.968 |
| Skull height (mm) | 40.50 ± 0.98 0.33 ± 0.01 |
41.40 ± 4.39 0.34 ± 0.01 |
0.703 |
| Skull width (mm) | 57.61 ± 2.29 0.47 ± 0.02 |
58.69 ± 0.70 0.48 ± 0.03 |
0.406 |
| Bizygomatic width (mm) | 84.63 ± 2.02 0.69 ± 0.02 |
84.91 ± 2.52 0.70 ± 0.03 |
0.868 |
| Palate length (mm) | 84.84 ± 1.71 0.69 ± 0.02 |
86.49 ± 4.37 0.71 ± 0.02 |
0.507 |
| Jaw length (mm) | 123.31 ± 2.43 | 121.73 ± 8.69 | 0.738 |
| Bicondylar breadth (mm) | 85.82 ± 4.69 0.70 ± 0.04 |
87.52 ± 2.81 0.72 ± 0.03 |
0.557 |
| Condyle width (mm) | 16.73 ± 1.22 0.14 ± 0.01 |
17.51 ± 1.74 0.14 ± 4e−3 |
0.492 |
| Tooth row length (mm) | 36.27 ± 0.83 0.29 ± 0.10 |
32.40 ± 6.06 0.27 ± 0.04 |
0.253 |
| Corpus depth (mm) | 22.24 ± 1.11 0.18 ± 0.01 |
22.70 ± 2.37 0.19 ± 0.01 |
0.736 |
| Coronoid height (mm) | 60.09 ± 3.49 0.49 ± 0.02 |
59.94 ± 5.83 0.49 ± 0.02 |
0.967 |
| Symphysis length (mm) | 35.26 ± 0.90 0.29 ± 0.01 |
34.69 ± 3.63 0.28 ± 0.01 |
0.770 |
| Symphysis width (mm) | 11.90 ± 0.58 0.10 ± 3e−3 |
11.98 ± 1.30 0.10 ± 4e−3 |
0.917 |
| Body Weight (kg) | 13.89 ± 4.57 | 15.32 ± 7.54 | 0.502 |
| Occlusal status | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | - |
Table entries are mean ± standard deviation.