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. 2024 Sep 9;25:36. doi: 10.1186/s40510-024-00534-2

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics for the muscle volumes per vertical group

Outcomes Norm Hypo Hyper
N, n (min–max) Pooled mean (95% CI); I2 N, n (min–max) Pooled mean (95% CI); I2 N, n (min–max) Pooled mean (95% CI); I2
Masseter volume (cm3) 6; 99 [4–33] 17.2 (14.7–19.7); I2 = 0.96 6; 88 [5–22] 20.8 (15.7–25.9); I2 = 0.98 7; 89 [5–25] 15.7 (12.9–18.4); I2 = 0.95
Lateral pterygoid volume (cm3) 1; 9 [9–9] 7.0 (6.3–7.8) 1; 5 [5–5] 6.57 (6.1–7.0) 1; 6 [6–6] 5.7 (5.1–6.4)
Medial pterygoid volume (cm3) 3; 53 [9–33] 8.1 (6.3–10.0); I2 = 0.92 3; 35 [5–19] 8.2 (5.3–11.2); I2 = 0.92 3; 39 [6–25] 7.2 (4.4–10.0); I2 = 0.91
Masseter volume_bite (cm3) 1; 20 [20–20] 14.9 (14.3–15.5) 1; 20 [20–20] 16.7 (16.2–17.2) 1; 20 [20–20] 12.7 (12.2–13.2)

N number of studies reporting the outcome in more than 1 patient; n total number of patients in the studies; min–max number of patients in the smallest and the largest study; I2 statistic for assessing the between-study heterogeneity (from 0 (no heterogeneity) to 1 (extreme heterogeneity))