Table 2.
Result of tests of between-subjects effects of age, number of missing teeth (with third molars), and sex on the centroid size (CS) variables.
Dependent Variable | Parameter | β coefficient | 95% CI | ||
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Lower Bound | Upper Bound | P value | |||
ln(CS) cranial base | intercept | 4.950 | 4.941 | 4.959 | 0.000 |
age | 0.002 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.000 | |
number of missing teeth | 0.000 | −0.001 | 0.001 | 0.839 | |
female (male: reference) | −0.029 | −0.035 | −0.023 | 0.000 | |
ln(CS) maxilla | intercept | 4.962 | 4.950 | 4.975 | 0.000 |
age | 0.006 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.000 | |
number of missing teeth | −0.003 | −0.004 | −0.002 | 0.000 | |
female (male: reference) | −0.027 | −0.035 | −0.019 | 0.000 | |
ln(CS) mandible | intercept | 5.254 | 5.241 | 5.268 | 0.000 |
age | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.000 | |
number of missing teeth | −0.001 | −0.002 | 0.000 | 0.142 | |
female (male: reference) | −0.041 | −0.049 | −0.032 | 0.000 | |
ln(CS) whole facial configuration | intercept | 6.200 | 6.189 | 6.210 | 0.000 |
age | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.006 | 0.000 | |
number of missing teeth | −0.002 | −0.003 | −0.001 | 0.000 | |
female (male: reference) | −0.037 | −0.044 | −0.031 | 0.000 |