Table 3.
Data extraction (demographic difference table of included studies)
| Authors | Publication year | Country | Journal | Type of study | Sample size (patients) | Gender | Age (years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Men | CSA | TADs | ||||||
| Senışık and Türkkahraman | 2012 | Turkey | AJODO | RCT | 45 | 26 | 19 | 20.32±3.22 | 20.13±2.48 |
| Polat-Özsoy et al. | 2011 | Turkey | AJODO | CCT | 24 | 14 | 10 | 15.25±3.93 | 20.90±7.12 |
| Krishna et al. | 2011 | India | Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society | CCT | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| Raj et al. | 2015 | India | J Res Adv Dent | CCT | 20 | 8 | 12 | 14-20 | 14-20 |
| El Namarawy et al. | 2014 | Cairo | Master thesis at Cairo University | CCT | 30 | 21 | 9 | 22.6±5.3 | 19.5±2.5 |
| Jain et al. | 2014 | India | Journal of clinical and diagnostic research | RCT | 30 | 19 | 11 | 16-22 | 16-22 |
CSA: Conventional segmented arch; TADs: Temporary anchorage devices