Table 2.
Variables Indicating Orthodontic Compliance |
G1 (M ± SD) |
G2 (M ± SD) |
G3 (M ± SD) |
One-Way ANOVA P Value |
Groups Compared |
Mean Difference |
P Value |
95% Confidence Interval |
|
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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Treatment duration (mo) | 24.45 ± 6.0 | 22.18 ± 7.4 | 21.27 ± 7.6 | .14 | G1 vs G2 | 2.27 | .43 | −1.74 | 6.23 |
G1 vs G3 | 3.19 | .15 | −0.79 | 7.12 | |||||
G2 vs G3 | 0.92 | .93 | −3.12 | 4.95 | |||||
Number of failed appointments | 1.30 ± 1.87 | 1.71 ± 1.98 | 1.17 ± 1.46 | .41 | G1 vs G2 | −0.42 | .69 | −1.44 | 0.60 |
G1 vs G3 | 0.13 | .99 | −0.88 | 1.14 | |||||
G2 vs G3 | 0.55 | .48 | −0.48 | 1.57 | |||||
Incidence of breakage | 2.92 ± 1.28 | 2.86 ± 2.33 | 1.92 ± 1.65 | .016* | G1 vs G2 | 0.06 | .99 | −1.01 | 1.14 |
G1 vs G3 | 1.00 | .014* | 0.17 | 1.83 | |||||
G2 vs G3 | 0.94 | .13 | −0.21 | 2.09 | |||||
Total numbers of breakage | 4.92 ± 3.03 | 4.34 ± 4.02 | 3.47 ± 3.65 | .23 | G1 vs G2 | 0.58 | .87 | −1.47 | 2.62 |
G1 vs G3 | 1.45 | .24 | −0.59 | 3.48 | |||||
G2 vs G3 | 0.87 | .67 | −1.19 | 2.93 |
One-way ANOVA and post hoc tests.
Significant results.