Table 6 Pairwise comparisons for different sagittal skeletal classes within each vertical pattern (Hr, N, Hp).

From: Exploring the relationship between condylar position and pharyngeal airway dimensions using 3D analysis across different skeletal patterns

Oropharyngeal space

Normodivergent (N)

Hyperdivergent (Hr)

Hypodivergent (Hp)

I vs. II

I vs. III

II vs. III

 

I vs. II

 

I vs. III

II vs. III

 

I vs. II

I vs. III

II vs. III

 

(OPV)

NS

NS

II-N-A

III-N-P

0.018*

II-Hr-A

I-Hr-C

0.004**

NS

II-Hr-A

III-Hr-C

0.018*

NS

NS

II-Hp-A

III-Hp-C

0.031*

    

II-Hr-A

I-Hr-P

0.006**

 

II-Hr-A

III-Hr-P

0.000***

  

II-Hp-A

III-Hp-P

0.000***

           

II-Hp-C

III-Hp-P

0.023*

(OPA)

NS

NS

NS

 

II-Hr-A

I-Hr-C

0.035*

NS

II-Hr-A

III-Hr-A

0.027*

NS

NS

II-Hp-A

III-Hp-P

0.006**

    

II-Hr-A

I-Hr-P

0.002**

 

II-Hr-A

III-Hr-C

0.004**

    
       

II-Hr-A

III-Hr-P

0.001**

    

(MCA)

NS

NS

NS

 

II-Hr-A

I-Hr-C

0.042*

NS

NS

 

NA

NS

II-Hp-A

III-Hp-C

0.033*

           

II-Hp-A

III-Hp-P

0.000***

           

II-Hp-C

III-Hp-P

0.027*

  1. N indicates Normodivergent; Hr, Hyperdivergent; Hp, Hypodivergent.
  2. A indicates anteriorly positioned condyle; C, centrally positioned condyle; P, posteriorly positioned condyle. NS indicate not significant. See Table 1 for additional abbreviations.
  3. *Significance <0.05; ** significance < 0.01; *** significance <0.001.
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