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. 2008 Mar 8;2:38–48. doi: 10.2174/1874210600802010038

Table 2.

Comparison of the Pretreatment Values for the between Orthodontic and Surgical Groups

  Pre-Treatment Orthodontic Group Pre-Treatment Surgical Group Mann-Whitney U Test
Mean SD Mean SD Sig.
Cranial base  
PoOr-NBa(°) 27.45 1.82 28.86 3.91 NS
NSAr(°) 123.64 5.45 123.37 6.04 NS
BaSN(°) 131.47 4.39 131.49 5.00 NS
Maxillary  
SNA(°) 79.89 2.67 80.96 5.08 NS
PP-SN(°) 8.76 2.18 9.98 3.50 NS
Mandibular  
SNB(°) 81.35 2.81 83.08 6.60 NS
ML-SN(°) 33.84 5.23 35.65 6.32 NS
NPog-SN(°) 81.89 2.55 83.43 6.09 NS
Go-Me:S-N 111.38 8.22 118.99 9.10 *
Maxillary/Mandibular  
ANB(°) -1.46 2.06 -2.12 2.51 NS
Wits(mm) -8.46 2.73 -10.86 5.61 NS
PP-ML(°) 25.08 5.56 25.67 6.97 NS
M/M ratio 0.85 0.07 0.83 0.10 NS
NAPog(°) -3.71 5.09 -3.61 7.07 NS
Vertical  
ArGoMe(°) 121.23 4.28 123.71 9.62 NS
Goupper(°) 45.65 3.43 45.23 4.41 NS
Golower(°) 75.58 4.77 78.49 7.01 NS
Facial Prop 55.43 2.71 56.28 2.49 NS
Y-axis(°) 61.43 4.08 60.06 3.44 NS
Dentoaleolar  
U1-SN(°) 111.76 6.02 108.74 11.07 NS
L1-ML(°) 93.74 7.30 86.91 10.97 NS
U1-L1(°) 120.65 7.89 128.71 10.95 *
Soft tissure  
Holdaway angle 14.57 4.07 10.14 4.26 *
Z angle 66.77 7.85 73.99 10.64 NS

NS, not significant; * P<0.05; ** P<0.01; *** P<0.001.