Table 4 Comparison of skeletal type, articular angle and base skull angle with other cephalometric measurements assessed
From: Morphological configuration of the cranial base among children aged 8 to 12 years
Mean differences | CI 95 % for mean differences | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | |||
Skeletal type according to ANB with skull base angle | ||||
Type I vs type II | 0.054 | −2.82 | 2.93 | 1.0 |
Type I vs type III | −0.328 | −2.88 | 2.23 | 1.0 |
Type II vs type III | −0.382 | −3.73 | 2.96 | 1.0 |
Skeletal type according to ANB with anterior cranial base length | ||||
Type I vs type II | −0.97 | −2.46 | 0.52 | 0.349 |
Type I vs type III | −0.68 | −2.00 | 0.65 | 0.652 |
Type II vs type III | 0.29 | −1.44 | 2.02 | 1.0 |
Articular angle with mandibular body length (Go-Me) | ||||
Normal vs increased | −1.85 | −3.98 | 0.28 | 0.112 |
Normal vs decreased | 0.14 | −3.09 | 3.37 | 1.000 |
Increased vs decreased | 1.99 | −1.47 | 5.45 | 0.497 |
Articular angle with gonial angle (Ar-Go-Me) | ||||
Normal vs increased | 1.26 | −1.16 | 3.69 | 0.625 |
Normal vs decreased | 0.16 | −3.51 | 3.83 | 1.0 |
Increased vs decreased | −1.10 | −5.04 | 2.83 | 1.0 |
Base angle with mandibular body length (Go-Me) | ||||
Normal vs decreased | −0.41 | −3.58 | 2.75 | 1.0 |
Normal vs increased | −0.29 | −2.65 | 2.07 | 1.0 |
Increased vs decreased | 0.12 | −3.46 | 3.70 | 1.0 |
Skull base angle with gonial angle (Ar-Go-Me) | ||||
Normal vs increased | 3.59 | 0.10 | 7.09 | 0.04 |
Normal vs decreased | 0.65 | −1.95 | 3.26 | 1.00 |
Increased vs decreased | −2.94 | −6.89 | 1.01 | 0.22 |