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. 2021 Sep 13;18(18):9619. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18189619

Table 1.

Age and results values of stiffness measured by shear-wave elastography.

Group Mean ± SD Median (IQR)
Total
Age (year) 10.87 ± 3.38 12.00 (9.25–13.00)
Left masseter (kPa) 6.47 ± 0.78 6.33 (6.11–7.04)
SD of left masseter 1.45 ± 0.42 1.41 (1.11–1.63)
Right masseter (kPa) 6.24 ± 0.76 6.30 (5.58–6.71)
SD of right masseter 1.41 ± 0.52 1.40 (0.91–1.83)
Girls
Age (year) 10.28 ± 4.16 11.50 (8.25–13.00)
Total value (kPa) 6.63 ± 0.80 6.68 (6.10–7.13)
Left masseter (kPa) 6.72 ± 0.85 6.87 (6.17–7.13)
SD of left masseter 1.62 ± 0.42 1.60 (1.37–1.70)
Right masseter (kPa) 6.54 ± 0.77 6.63 (5.87–6.77)
SD of right masseter 1.61 ± 0.53 1.73 (1.00–2.03)
Boys
Age (year) 11.75 ± 1.42 12.00 (11.00–13.00)
Total value (kPa) 5.94 ± 0.50 6.12 (5.55–6.30)
Left masseter (kPa) 6.09 ± 0.46 6.17 (6.10–6.31)
SD of left masseter 1.20 ± 0.30 1.12 (1.06–1.31)
Right masseter (kPa) 5.80 ± 0.52 5.67 (5.50–6.30)
SD of right masseter 1.10 ± 0.33 0.92 (0.86–1.40)