Table 4.
BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AND DENTAL MATURITY (N=96)
| BMI classification | Mean±(SD) | Maximum | Minimum | P-value | |
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| Underweight (N=8) | Chronologic age (CA)(ys) | 9.81±3.31 | 6.91 | 17.47 | |
| Dental age (DA) | 10.15±2.59 | 7.70 | 15.50 | ||
| Dental maturity score (DMS) | 850.13±120.03 | 645.00 | 1,000.00 | ||
| DA to CA | 0.34±1.14 | −1.97 | 2.07 | .42 | |
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| Healthy (N=57) | CA (ys) | 11.69±3.34 | 6.27 | 17.33 | |
| DA | 11.84±3.12 | 7.20 | 15.80 | ||
| DMS | 898.75±123.49 | 568.00 | 1,000.00 | ||
| DA to CA | 0.16±1.21 | −3.29 | 2.77 | .33 | |
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| Overweight (N=16) | CA (ys) | 9.10±2.38 | 6.21 | 13.01 | |
| DA | 9.76±2.13 | 7.40 | 13.30 | ||
| DMS | 833.50±123.29 | 598.00 | 984.00 | ||
| DA to CA | 0.66±0.53 | −0.71 | 1.32 | <.001 | |
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| Obese (N=15) | CA (ys) | 10.29±2.82 | 6.84 | 15.50 | |
| DA | 11.00±3.00 | 7.10 | 15.80 | ||
| DMS | 877.33±129.55 | 540.00 | 1,000.00 | ||
| DA to CA | 0.71±0.80 | −1.15 | 2.04 | .004 | |