Table 4. .
Mean, SD values and results of one-way ANOVA test for comparisons between TMJ measurements in rheumatoid patients with different disease activities
| TMJ measurements | Low activity (n = 4 Joints) |
Moderate activity (n = 12 Joints) |
High activity (n = 24 Joints) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Mediolateral dimension | 19.98 (0.44) | 17.98 (1.47) | 17.5 (2.1) | 0.055 |
| Height | 4.28 (0.67) | 4.48 (0.67) | 4.21 (0.83) | 0.601 |
| Anteroposterior dimension | 10.15 (0.72) A | 8.87 (1.26) B | 8.3 (0.89) B | 0.005a |
SD, standard deviation; TMJ, temporomandibular joint.
a
Significant at p ≤ 0.05, Different superscripts in the same row are significantly different