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. 2009 Oct 1;5(4):e21. doi: 10.2349/biij.5.4.e21

Table 1.

Linear cephalometric results from male and female samples.

Types of Linear Measurement Linear Measurements (Degrees) Men Female P M-F 3D P M-F 2D
Mean ± SD 3D Mean ± SD 2D % Diff P 3D – 2D Mean ± SD 3D Mean ± SD 2D % Diff P 3D – 2D
Midline To Midline A-B 34.20 ± 0.52 34.19 ± 0.52 0.88 NS 40.56 ± 5.33 40.94 ± 6.75 0.92 NS NS NS
ANS-Me 65.34 ± 0.20 65.34 ± 0.20 0.98 NS 69.01 ± 6.98 68.29 ± 9.81 1.05 NS NS NS
N-ANS 54.24 ± 4.79 54.24 ± 4.79 0.68 NS 49.77 ± 3.32 50.10 ± 5.69 0.66 NS ** NS
S-ANS 84.95 ± 0.16 84.84 ± 0.22 0.88 NS 81.53 ± 4.74 78.52 ± 11.8 3.84 NS *** *
S-N 66.51 ± 0.78 66.36 ± 0.84 1.72 NS 64.77 ± 3.12 60.96 ± 13.9 6.25 NS *** *
ANS-A1L 29.83 ± 2.67 29.40 ± 2.68 0.24 *** 30.00 ± 3.70 29.45 ± 3.84 1.85 * NS NS
ANS-A1R 29.95 ± 2.67 30.02 ± 4.29 1.52 NS 30.12 ± 3.68 30.13 ± 5.25 0.05 NS NS NS
Me-B1L 43.20 ± 2.92 43.10 ± 2.93 1.46 *** 42.24 ± 4.05 42.08 ± 4.06 0.38 *** NS NS
Me-B1R 43.09 ± 2.86 43.76 ± 7.79 0.23 NS 42.27 ± 3.93 42.78 ± 8.22 1.20 NS NS NS
Lateral to Lateral A-OrL 49.90 ± 2.91 34.04 ± 2.95 46.59 *** 46.66 ± 3.63 44.44 ± 3.04 5.01 *** *** ***
A-OrR 49.49 ± 2.74 33.91 ± 3.01 45.97 *** 46.78 ± 3.27 43.93 ± 2.92 6.49 *** * ***
A – CondL 98.45 ± 4.31 83.24 ± 5.45 18.27 *** 94.22 ± 4.50 78.23 ± 8.17 20.45 *** ** **
A – CondR 98.73 ± 3.96 84.17 ± 7.19 17.30 *** 94.56 ± 4.39 79.84 ± 10.4 18.45 *** ** NS
A-CcL 98.20 ± 3.96 82.08 ± 4.56 19.64 *** 93.71 ± 4.68 55.44 ± 3.66 69.02 *** ** ***
A-CcR 98.48 ± 3.93 82.58 ± 8.46 19.25 *** 94.09 ± 4.35 52.10 ± 5.19 80.60 *** ** ***
CcL-GoL 55.08 ± 5.70 54.25 ± 7.68 1.53 NS 52.53 ± 5.11 51.59 ± 7.09 1.82 NS NS NS
CcR-GoR 54.93 ± 5.83 55.09 ± 7.95 0.29 NS 52.63 ± 5.57 52.67 ± 8.54 0.08 NS NS NS
Gn – CondL 128.49 ± 6.70 117.20 ± 6.86 9.63 *** 124.85 ± 6.50 113.15 ± 8.12 10.34 *** * *
Gn – CondR 128.97 ± 6.92 116.58 ± 14.1 10.63 *** 125.52 ± 6.65 113.01 ± 14.2 11.07 *** * NS
Me-CcL 123.64 ± 6.45 72.77 ± 7.24 5.49 *** 120.09 ± 6.09 107.47 ± 7.72 11.75 *** * ***
Me-CcR 124.03 ± 6.60 74.07 ± 7.65 6.39 *** 120.67 ± 6.31 108.12 ± 9.42 11.60 *** * ***
Me-GoL 88.21 ± 4.30 95.94 ± 5.22 21.22 *** 86.12 ± 4.57 70.73 ± 7.89 21.77 *** * ***
Me-GoR 88.86 ± 4.27 95.20 ± 6.20 19.96 *** 86.29 ± 4.69 72.12 ± 8.88 19.66 *** ** ***
Me-OrL 102.51 ± 5.27 111.46 ± 6.80 6.85 *** 98.51 ± 7.36 92.87 ± 6.86 6.07 *** * ***
Me-OrR 102.28 ± 4.96 111.59 ± 9.23 7.43 *** 98.63 ± 7.19 91.90 ± 8.29 7.32 *** * ***
Pog – CondL 126.60 ± 6.76 115.11 ± 7.00 9.98 *** 122.99 ± 6.41 110.89 ± 8.33 10.91 *** * *
Pog - CondR 127.07 ± 6.99 115.58 ± 8.57 9.94 *** 123.74 ± 6.49 111.99 ± 9.29 10.49 *** * NS
B1L – CcL 107.49 ± 4.78 93.64 ± 10.9 14.78 *** 103.74 ± 4.92 88.48 ± 12.2 17.25 *** ** *
B1R – CcR 108.12 ± 5.13 94.54 ± 12.0 14.37 *** 104.17 ± 4.72 89.69 ± 14.0 16.15 *** * NS
A1L – OrL 66.98 ± 3.26 58.49 ± 6.67 14.52 *** 63.67 ± 5.58 56.03 ± 7.41 13.64 *** NS NS
A1R – OrR 67.17 ± 3.47 58.87 ± 4.50 14.11 *** 64.21 ± 5.06 56.19 ± 6.20 14.27 *** ** NS
Frontal Left to Right CcR – CcL 108.06 ± 1.11 107.78 ± 1.10 0.10 *** 101.43 ± 6.14 101.21 ± 6.19 0.22 * ** **
GoR – GoL 105.95 ± 0.65 105.56 ± 0.67 0.21 ** 90.89 ± 6.08 90.70 ± 6.13 0.21 ** ** **
OrL-OrR 64.95 ± 1.22 64.75 ± 1.21 0.12 *** 68.72 ± 6.30 68.75 ± 6.32 0.04 NS * *
Perpendicular Distance *U1L-NA 9.66 ± 0.21 7.61 ± 0.24 48.87 *** 7.41 ± 1.81 4.90 ± 2.30 51.28 *** NS NS
*U1R-NA 7.34 ± 0.32 7.06 ± 0.34 38.57 *** 6.70 ± 2.02 4.71 ± 2.45 42.47 *** NS NS
*U1-NA 6.78 ± 1.51 4.71 ± 2.02 43.77 *** 7.06 ± 1.77 4.80 ± 2.31 46.96 *** NS NS
*L1L-NB 6.73 ± 0.23 5.59 ± 0.21 9.98 *** 6.73 ± 2.58 5.89 ± 2.96 14.18 ** NS NS
*L1R-NB 5.96 ± 0.53 5.80 ± 0.45 10.94 *** 7.22 ± 2.51 6.38 ± 2.64 13.18 *** NS NS
*L1-NB 6.68 ± 1.86 6.05 ± 2.03 10.48 *** 6.97 ± 2.49 6.13 ± 2.74 13.66 *** NS NS
UL to E-Line 0.89 ± 0.76 3.60E-07 ± 4.93E-07 16.10 *** 2.91 ± 2.01 2.53 ± 2.15 15.16 ** NS NS
LL to E-Line 1.75 ± 0.85 0.87 ± 0.99 23.93 *** 2.68 ± 1.75 2.32 ± 1.85 15.47 *** * *
Distance Ratio N-ANS/ANS-Me 83.01 ± 7.31 83.01 ± 7.31 0.03 NS 73.05 ± 9.92 72.84 ± 9.88 0.28 NS NS NS