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

Table 2.

Angular cephalometric results from male and female samples

Types of Angular Measurement Angular Measurements (Degrees) Men Women 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
Three or Four Points All Midline SNA 87.49 ± 3.57 86.72 ± 8.89 0.89 NS 86.89 ± 4.36 82.52 ± 17.9 5.30 NS NS NS
SNB 84.07 ± 3.84 83.30 ± 8.68 0.93 NS 84.07 ± 3.44 79.44 ± 17.5 5.82 NS NS NS
ANB 3.73 ± 2.04 3.52 ± 2.10 5.74 ** 3.61 ± 2.23 3.54 ± 3.46 1.94 NS NS NS
B1L to NB 4.95 ± 1.35 4.50 ± 1.45 10.00 *** 5.43 ± 2.01 4.75 ± 2.29 14.51 ** NS NS
B1R to NB 5.01 ± 1.32 4.52 ± 1.46 10.96 *** 5.34 ± 1.87 4.72 ± 1.96 12.97 *** NS NS
NSBa 123.21 ± 4.60 123.77 ± 6.71 0.45 NS 124.17 ± 5.94 125.68 ± 13.0 1.20 NS NS NS
L1L to NB 34.11 ± 3.84 30.50 ± 5.07 11.84 *** 33.64 ± 6.30 29.95 ± 6.77 12.33 *** NS NS
L1R to NB 30.68 ± 5.52 30.50 ± 5.58 0.57 *** 30.21 ± 6.63 30.14 ± 6.67 0.23 NS NS NS
L1L to SN 54.04 ± 6.51 53.95 ± 6.54 0.17 * 53.40 ± 8.87 53.43 ± 8.94 0.05 NS NS NS
L1R to SN 53.68 ± 7.25 53.58 ± 7.29 0.17 ** 54.11 ± 7.85 53.79 ± 8.33 0.60 NS NS NS
U1L to ANS – PNS 65.31 ± 8.41 65.21 ± 8.41 0.17 ** 64.48 ± 7.77 64.36 ± 7.72 0.19 * NS NS
U1R to ANS – PNS 65.36 ± 8.68 65.36 ± 8.70 0.01 NS 65.32 ± 7.10 65.31 ± 7.11 0.01 NS NS NS
U1L to NA 22.36 ± 7.44 21.68 ± 7.76 0.21 *** 23.30 ± 8.03 22.78 ± 8.25 149.28 *** *** ***
U1R to NA 22.09 ± 7.18 21.39 ± 7.90 0.18 *** 22.16 ± 7.80 21.86 ± 7.83 151.49 *** *** ***
U1L to L1L 124.71 ± 10.3 124.98 ± 10.4 3.13 * 56.77 ± 11.5 56.15 ± 12.0 58.50 *** NS ***
U1R to L1R 124.51 ± 10.1 124.74 ± 10.3 3.29 * 54.96 ± 10.0 54.45 ± 10.2 59.30 *** NS ***
U1L to SN 70.93 ± 7.88 70.85 ± 7.91 0.12 * 70.24 ± 7.31 70.05 ± 7.36 0.27 * NS NS
U1R to SN 71.11 ± 8.09 71.12 ± 8.08 0.01 NS 71.13 ± 6.73 71.23 ± 6.72 0.14 NS NS NS
ANS-PNS to SN 6.48 ± 4.20 6.03 ± 4.50 7.56 *** 6.63 ± 3.52 7.27 ± 9.80 8.77 NS NS NS
One point midline to Two points lateral A to FHL 112.53 ± 3.04 101.30 ± 18.7 11.08 ** 113.62 ± 3.04 111.84 ± 4.71 1.59 NS NS *
A to FHR 113.23 ± 2.72 100.35 ± 18.6 12.83 ** 113.79 ± 3.71 112.84 ± 11.1 0.84 NS NS **
Me to GoL to CcL 117.72 ± 6.58 120.19 ± 10.8 2.06 NS 118.13 ± 4.77 120.65 ± 6.96 2.09 *** NS NS
Me to GoR to CcR 117.61 ± 6.47 120.57 ± 11.6 2.45 NS 118.80 ± 5.67 120.52 ± 8.02 1.43 * NS NS
Gn-GoL to CondL 114.36 ± 6.43 117.06 ± 7.22 2.30 *** 114.74 ± 4.83 117.23 ± 7.44 2.12 ** NS NS
Gn-GoR to CondR 114.22 ± 5.90 116.31 ± 7.25 1.80 ** 115.28 ± 5.81 116.90 ± 8.01 1.39 * NS NS
L1L to FHL 60.24 ± 6.17 59.38 ± 6.62 1.45 *** 61.18 ± 8.67 60.41 ± 9.19 1.27 * NS NS
L1R to FHR 60.24 ± 7.46 59.44 ± 7.40 1.35 ** 62.02 ± 7.27 61.25 ± 7.67 2.25 ** NS NS
U1L to FHL 66.64 ± 8.67 65.55 ± 8.92 1.66 *** 64.84 ± 7.93 63.41 ± 7.97 2.25 *** NS NS
U1R to FHR 65.91 ± 8.48 65.30 ± 8.27 0.92 *** 64.90 ± 6.77 64.21 ± 6.95 1.07 *** NS NS
Midline- Midline to midline lateral Four Points L1L to GoL-Gn 77.14 ± 4.52 82.58 ± 4.18 6.59 *** 78.01 ± 7.40 81.79 ± 4.66 4.62 * NS NS
L1R to GoR-Gn 83.40 ± 4.26 82.27 ± 4.92 1.37 *** 83.72 ± 4.26 82.00 ± 5.53 2.10 ** NS NS
L1L to Me – GoL 85.42 ± 3.83 84.74 ± 4.63 0.79 *** 82.77 ± 5.44 81.23 ± 7.88 1.90 * * *
L1R to Me – GoR 84.46 ± 3.98 83.73 ± 4.80 0.87 * 84.07 ± 3.87 81.99 ± 7.43 2.54 * NS NS
Me-GoL to SN 46.11 ± 4.83 34.04 ± 6.20 35.46 *** 45.76 ± 4.22 35.32 ± 6.84 29.56 *** NS NS
Me-GoR to SN 45.95 ± 5.03 33.53 ± 6.53 37.05 *** 45.38 ± 4.58 33.62 ± 6.53 34.98 *** NS NS
Midline- lateral to lateral- lateral Four points Gn - GoL to POPL 19.66 ± 3.66 22.06 ± 4.83 10.85 *** 20.07 ± 5.02 22.96 ± 6.34 12.61 *** NS NS
Gn - GoR to POPR 20.44 ± 4.36 22.50 ± 5.36 9.16 *** 20.71 ± 5.33 22.30 ± 6.53 7.14 *** NS NS
Me-GoL to FHL 35.17 ± 4.62 28.09 ± 6.44 23.12 *** 32.77 ± 5.41 28.09 ± 6.44 16.67 *** NS NS
Me-GoR to FHR 34.39 ± 4.37 27.48 ± 10.0 24.54 *** 32.79 ± 5.59 27.48 ± 10.0 19.35 *** NS NS
Midline- midline to lateral- lateral Four points ANS-PNS to FHL 10.63 ± 4.08 2.35 ± 2.25 233.93 *** 12.12 ± 3.19 2.35 ± 2.25 415.60 *** NS NS
ANS-PNS to FHR 11.23 ± 3.60 2.33 ± 2.15 284.45 *** 11.63 ± 3.02 2.33 ± 2.15 399.94 *** NS NS
SN to POPL 30.57 ± 4.93 9.79 ± 5.60 228.97 *** 30.99 ± 4.57 9.79 ± 5.60 216.48 *** NS NS
SN to POPR 30.13 ± 5.28 10.21 ± 13.1 249.46 *** 29.31 ± 4.68 10.21 ± 13.1 186.96 *** NS NS
SN to FHL 11.68 ± 4.00 6.91 ± 3.13 113.09 *** 13.84 ± 4.01 6.91 ± 3.13 100.20 *** * NS
SN to FHR 12.21 ± 4.00 7.28 ± 3.64 105.94 *** 13.30 ± 3.78 7.28 ± 3.64 82.61 *** NS NS
SN to GoL – Gn 43.27 ± 4.71 31.20 ± 5.80 38.69 *** 43.04 ± 4.12 32.07 ± 5.30 34.21 *** NS NS
SN to GoR – Gn 43.21 ± 4.79 30.79 ± 6.10 40.36 *** 42.75 ± 4.39 31.00 ± 6.05 37.89 *** NS NS
Four point Lateral FHL to POPL 19.93 ± 5.15 5.52 ± 4.51 261.04 *** 18.43 ± 5.34 5.40 ± 3.71 241.27 *** NS NS
FHR to POPR 19.12 ± 5.03 5.04 ± 4.10 279.67 *** 17.44 ± 5.57 4.98 ± 3.31 249.98 *** NS NS
Frontal Analysis CcR to A to CcL 65.72 ± 3.74 153.27 ± 13.5 57.12 *** 65.42 ± 3.17 145.47 ± 18.3 55.02 *** NS NS
CcR to B1L to CcL 58.62 ± 4.14 115.41 ± 17.5 49.20 *** 57.58 ± 3.36 105.97 ± 13.5 45.67 *** NS NS
CcR to B1R to CcL 58.58 ± 4.11 115.20 ± 17.4 49.15 *** 57.70 ± 3.29 105.75 ± 13.4 45.44 *** NS NS
CcR to Me to CcL 51.13 ± 3.91 70.35 ± 9.10 27.32 *** 49.913 ± 3.30 65.22 ± 7.04 23.48 *** NS *
GoR to Me to GoL 66.51 ± 5.14 128.22 ± 17.0 48.12 *** 63.69 ± 3.81 117.18 ± 15.8 45.65 *** NS *
OrR to A to OrL 94.00 ± 6.14 104.07 ± 9.54 9.68 *** 94.79 ± 6.09 102.35 ± 7.62 7.39 *** NS **
OrR to Me to OrL 41.59 ± 3.22 42.45 ± 4.06 2.03 *** 40.83 ± 2.76 41.29 ± 2.95 1.13 *** * **
GoR-GoL to AO 3.42 ± 1.99 36.62 ± 26.9 90.65 *** 3.19 ± 1.53 39.04 ± 25.7 91.82 *** NS NS
OrR-OrL to AO 2.94 ± 1.69 34.14 ± 29.3 91.38 * 3.03 ±1.90 35.89 ± 25.4 91.54 *** NS NS