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. 2020 Apr 20;49(4):20190359. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20190359

Table 2.

Comparison of FD according to regions of interest and study groups

ROI Region Group N Mean (±SD) FD Median FD (Min-Max) p-value
Square 50 × 50 pixels: trabecular bone Condyle COD 50 1.3956 (±0.0793) 1.4120 (1.0756–1.5057) 0.016a
Non-COD 50 1.3569 (±0.0947) 1.3710 (1.0684–1.4929)
Angle COD 50 1.3902 (±0.0737) 1.3896 (1.1295–1.5104) 0.503b
Non-COD 50 1.4001 (±0.0711) 1.4125 (1.2580–1.5165)
Molar COD 50 1.3168 (±0.0844) 1.3154 (1.0255–1.4963) 0.350b
Non-COD 50 1.2996 (±0.1082) 1.3103 (1.0007–1.4678)
Premolar COD 50 1.3096 (±0.0714) 1.2979 (1.1400–1.4503) 0.855b
Non-COD 50 1.3126 (±0.0741) 1.3258 (1.1173–1.4390)
Anterior COD 50 1.2906 (±0.0970) 1.2890 (1.0286–1.4770) 0.798a
Non-COD 50 1.2802 (±0.1259) 1.3059 (0.8996–1.4568)
Square 100 × 100 pixels: trabecular bone Ramus COD 50 1.3471 (±0.0955) 1.3557 (1.0205–1.5046) 0.682a
Non-COD 50 1.3335 (±0.1333) 1.3760 (0.8364–1.4853)
Anterior COD 50 1.2438 (±0.0992) 1.2454 (0.9610–1.4216) 0.866b
Non-COD 50 1.2772 (±0.1132) 1.2624 (0.9726–1.4385)
Anatomic ROI Cortical COD 50 1.2039 (±0.0926) 1.2019 (1.0312–1.4006) 0.031b
Non-COD 50 1.2472 (±0.0894) 1.2483 (1.0546–1.3830)
Square 50 × 50 pixels Trabecular total mean COD 50 1.3461 (±0.0419) 1.3440 (1.2042–1.4154) 0.223b
Non-COD 50 1.3354 (±0.0508) 1.3486 (1.2040–1.4099)
Square 100 × 100 pixels Trabecular total mean COD 50 1.3127 (±0.0741) 1.3173 (1.0847–1.4184) 0.595b
Non-COD 50 1.3047 (±0.0984) 1.3210 (0.9750–1.4370)

COD, cemento-osseuos dysplasia; FD, fractal dimension;ROI, region of interest; SD, standard deviation.

a

Wilcoxon test,

b

Paired test T.