Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for the angle of insertion of the masseter muscle relative to Frankfort horizontal plane 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 angle (°) | 3; 103 [9–83] | 69.3 (64.2–74.4); I2 = 0.95 | 3; 81 [5–65] | 71.4 (69.2–73.5); I2 = 0.66 | 3; 48 [6–34] | 65.2 (59.3–71.1); I2 = 0.86 |
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))