Table 3.
Comparison of cephalometric measurements of the Saudi male and female children using t-test
| Cephalometric Variable | Male (n = 29) | Female (n= 33) | P | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| NPog_FH | 87.9 | 3.3 | 86.1 | 2.96 | .64 |
| NPog- SN | 75.2 | 4.4 | 76.9 | 3.2 | .42 |
| SNA | 74 | 5.1 | 77.8 | 4.98 | .06 |
| SNB | 74.75 | 4.3 | 76.2 | 3.1 | .38 |
| ANB | 3.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | .105 |
| NA-APog | 7 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.5 | .058 |
| MP/FH | 25.4 | 4.5 | 26 | 3.8 | .12 |
| MP/SN | 38 | 5.7 | 35 | 4.4 | .418 |
| Occ.P -SN | 21.2 | 5.9 | 20 | 4.14 | .174 |
| Y_AXIS | 70.4 | 4.1 | 69.5 | 3.4 | .224 |
| U1_SN | 104.4 | 5.96 | 105.3 | 5.4 | .095 |
| U1_NAZ | 28.6 | 8.2 | 25.4 | 5.5 | .155 |
| U1_NAMM | 5.96 | 1.6 | 5.9 | 1.9 | .062 |
| U1_L1 | 122.2 | 7.6 | 120.95 | 7.4 | .074 |
| L1_MP | 95.97 | 5.9 | 98.4 | 6 | .224 |
| L1_NBZ | 28.7 | 5.3 | 29.3 | 6 | .072 |
| L1_NBMM | 7.6 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 | .471 |
| L1_APogZ | 25.5 | 4.5 | 26.96 | 5.3 | .188 |
| L1_APogMM | 4.875 | 1.86 | 4.3 | 2 | .496 |
| Pg to NBMM | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.26 |
* P < 0.05