Table 4.
Association between posttreatment dentoskeletal changes and upper airway changes tested by univariable linear regression analysis
| Variable | ΔH-RGN (mm) |
ΔMPH (mm) |
ΔH-PTV (mm) |
ΔH-C3Me (mm) |
ΔTGH (mm) |
ΔTT-PTV (mm) |
ΔSPL (mm) |
ΔSPI (°) |
ΔPNS-Ad1 (mm) | ΔPNS-Ad2 (mm) | ΔSPAS (mm) |
ΔMAS (mm) |
ΔIAS (mm) |
ΔVAL (mm) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ΔSNA (°) | β | 0.03 | −0.35 | −0.36 | −0.05 | 0.26 | 0.81 | 0.20 | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.47 | −0.20 | −0.16 | −0.23 | −0.10 |
| p | 0.960 | 0.282 | 0.434 | 0.879 | 0.395 | 0.078 | 0.594 | 0.138 | 0.358 | 0.055 | 0.170 | 0.297 | 0.237 | 0.790 | |
| ΔSNB (°) | β | 0.35 | −0.60 | 0.27 | −0.24 | 0.24 | 0.58 | −0.18 | −0.30 | 0.08 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.25 | −0.35 |
| p | 0.486 | 0.059 | 0.524 | 0.392 | 0.382 | 0.167 | 0.593 | 0.291 | 0.789 | 0.148 | 0.052 | 0.231 | 0.157 | 0.276 | |
| ΔANB (°) | β | −0.27 | 0.26 | −0.46 | 0.16 | −0.02 | 0.07 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 0.14 | 0.10 | −0.34 | −0.25 | −0.36 | 0.22 |
| p | 0.556 | 0.338 | 0.221 | 0.516 | 0.925 | 0.856 | 0.356 | 0.027* | 0.612 | 0.531 | 0.003** | 0.049* | 0.022* | 0.445 | |
| ΔNper-A (mm) | β | −0.24 | −0.33 | −0.02 | −0.07 | −0.11 | 1.25 | −0.18 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.52 | −0.21 | −0.14 | −0.10 | −0.31 |
| p | 0.680 | 0.321 | 0.964 | 0.835 | 0.738 | 0.007** | 0.643 | 0.503 | 0.448 | 0.109 | 0.162 | 0.375 | 0.633 | 0.405 | |
| ΔNper-B (mm) | β | 0.02 | −0.27 | 0.32 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.19 | −0.11 | −0.49 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.11 | −0.15 |
| p | 0.956 | 0.167 | 0.238 | 0.532 | 0.531 | 0.490 | 0.614 | 0.006** | 0.906 | 0.148 | 0.310 | 0.490 | 0.353 | 0.491 | |
| ΔNper-Pog (mm) | β | 0.22 | −0.14 | 0.06 | 0.12 | −0.04 | 0.16 | 0.04 | −0.58 | −0.03 | −0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.17 | −0.26 |
| p | 0.553 | 0.505 | 0.837 | 0.548 | 0.851 | 0.599 | 0.873 | 0.003** | 0.897 | 0.367 | 0.167 | 0.168 | 0.168 | 0.255 | |
| ΔFH-MP (°) | β | −0.69 | 0.19 | −0.01 | −0.20 | −0.01 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.48 | −0.15 | 0.20 | −0.24 | −0.45 | −0.59 | 0.45 |
| p | 0.156 | 0.505 | 0.986 | 0.454 | 0.975 | 0.658 | 0.963 | 0.077 | 0.609 | 0.256 | 0.053 | 0.001** | 0.000*** | 0.141 | |
| ΔFH-OP (°) | β | 0.03 | 0.24 | −0.22 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.27 | −0.01 | 0.10 | −0.07 | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0.13 |
| p | 0.920 | 0.101 | 0.298 | 0.310 | 0.432 | 0.760 | 0.605 | 0.053 | 0.948 | 0.269 | 0.285 | 0.760 | 0.443 | 0.427 | |
| ΔLFH (mm) | β | −0.02 | −0.14 | −0.60 | −0.45 | 0.12 | 0.09 | −0.03 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.18 | −0.05 | −0.20 | −0.24 | 0.16 |
| p | 0.963 | 0.575 | 0.095 | 0.055 | 0.630 | 0.809 | 0.927 | 0.061 | 0.297 | 0.244 | 0.641 | 0.093 | 0.113 | 0.556 | |
| ΔNper-U1 (mm) | β | −0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | −0.04 | −0.01 | 0.10 | −0.07 | −0.06 | 0.11 | −0.04 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.09 |
| p | 0.898 | 0.551 | 0.424 | 0.588 | 0.918 | 0.420 | 0.489 | 0.491 | 0.231 | 0.462 | 0.647 | 0.926 | 0.949 | 0.351 | |
| ΔNper-L1 (mm) | β | 0.14 | 0.01 | 0.00 | −0.17 | −0.01 | 0.46 | −0.25 | 0.01 | 0.20 | −0.04 | −0.06 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| p | 0.612 | 0.943 | 0.989 | 0.251 | 0.927 | 0.043* | 0.170 | 0.955 | 0.239 | 0.710 | 0.380 | 0.339 | 0.566 | 0.720 | |
| ΔIIA (°) | β | −0.11 | −0.07 | 0.06 | 0.01 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.07 | −0.03 | −0.05 | 0.04 | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.04 | −0.04 |
| p | 0.090 | 0.079 | 0.271 | 0.764 | 0.490 | 0.360 | 0.098 | 0.468 | 0.233 | 0.103 | 0.268 | 0.100 | 0.084 | 0.342 | |
Univariable linear regression analysis was performed. Δ indicates the amount of treatment-induced change.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.
See footnote of Table 1 for the definition of measurements.