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. 2020 Aug 7;11(2):141–149. doi: 10.4103/ccd.ccd_455_19

Table 3.

Statistical analysis of the tooth size ratios of various malocclusion classes and normal occlusion

Factor Groups n Mean±SD 95% CI for mean difference LB-UB Homogeneity of variances ANOVA Tukey’s HSD



LS Significant F P* Mean difference P*
AR malocclusion group 1M 15 79.08±2.51 77.69-80.47 0.74 0.998
1F 15 78.34±3.83 76.21-80.46
2D1M 15 78.70±2.85 77.12-80.28 0.52 1.000
2D1F 15 78.18±2.81 76.62-79.73
2D2M 15 78.75±2.71 77.25-80.25 0.74 0.998
2D2F 15 78.01±2.00 76.91-79.12
3M 15 79.20±3.70 77.15-81.25 0.59 0.999
3F 15 78.61±3.37 76.74-80.47
Total 120 78.61±2.96 78.07-79.14 0.96 0.465 0.28 0.960 0.961a
AR control group 1CM 15 78.51±2.79 76.97-80.06
1CF 15 77.94±2.29 76.67-79.21
Total 30 78.23±2.52 77.28-79.17 0.46 0.505 0.38 0.543
AR grand total 150 78.53±2.88 78.07-−78.99 0.90 0.527 0.31 0.971 0.975
OR malocclusion group 1M 15 92.54±2.10 91.38-93.70 1.47 0.453
1F 15 91.07±1.92 90.01-92.13
2D1M 15 92.33±1.92 91.27-93.39 0.50 0.997
2D1F 15 91.83±2.14 90.65-93.01
2D2M 15 91.90±1.61 91.01-92.79 0.35 1.000
2D2F 15 91.55±1.06 90.96-92.14
3M 15 92.85±2.26 91.60-94.10 0.83 0.942
3F 15 92.02±2.39 90.69-93.34
Total 120 92.01±1.98 91.65-92.37 1.15 0.34 1.24 0.289 0.215a
OR control group 1CM 15 92.08±2.13 90.91-93.26
1CF 15 91.78±1.99 90.67-92.88
Total 30 92.02±2.02 91.27-92.78 0.17 0.681 0.44 0.514
OR grand total 150 92.01±1.98 91.69-92.33 0.95 0.489 1.00 0.444 0.300a

aUses harmonic mean sample size=15.00; *α=0.05. n: Number of samples; SD: Standard deviation; LB: Lower bound; UB: Upper bound; LS: Levene’s statistic; F: F statistic; P: Significance level; M: Male; F: Female; AR: Anterior ratio; OR: Overall ratio; ANOVA: Analysis of variance; CI: Confidence interval; HSD: Highly significant difference; BAR: Bolton’s anterior ratio; BOR: Bolton’s overall ratio; 1M: Angle’s class I (male); 1F: Angle’s class I (female); 2D1M: Angle’s class II division I (male); 2D1F: Angle’s class II division I (female); 2D2M: Angle’s class II division II (male); 2D2F: Angle’s class II division II (female); 3M: Angle’s class III (male); 3F: Angle’s class III (female)