Table 5.
Comparison of age groups with respect to mean diameter (mm) at the left and right side by “one-way ANOVA”
| Age groups (years) | Diameter (mm) left | Diameter (mm) right | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| 18-28 | 2.11 | 0.40 | 2.56 | 0.84 |
| 29-38 | 2.37 | 0.83 | 2.63 | 0.79 |
| 39-48 | 2.23 | 0.65 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 49-48 | 2.35 | 0.70 | 2.64 | 0.73 |
| Total | 2.26 | 0.65 | 2.51 | 0.76 |
| F | 0.4678 | 1.0106 | ||
| P | 0.7059 | 0.3937 | ||
| Pair-wise comparisons by Tukey’s multiple post hoc procedures | ||||
| 18-28 years versus 29-38 years | P=0.7490 | P=0.9964 | ||
| 18-28 years versus 39-48 years | P=0.9498 | P=0.6916 | ||
| 18-28 years versus 49-48 years | P=0.7456 | P=0.9911 | ||
| 29-38 years versus 39-48 years | P=0.9445 | P=0.5131 | ||
| 29-38 years versus 49-48 years | P=0.9999 | P=0.9999 | ||
| 39-48 years versus 49-48 years | P=0.9515 | P=0.4362 | ||
*P<0.05 (P<0.05 is considered to be statistically significant). SD=Standard deviation