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Table 3 Pearson’s correlation coefficients for measurements among Class I and Class II participants

From: Differences in the factors associated with tongue pressure between children with class I and Class II malocclusions

 

Maximum tongue pressure

 

Class I

Class II

Height

0.333

0.436*

Body weight

0.076

0.510**

Hand grip strength

0.519**

0.478*

DMFT index

− 0.140

0.056

Maximum occlusal force

0.437*

0.211

Masticatory performance

0.609**

0.102

SNA angle

0.159

− 0.080

SNB angle

0.412*

0.019

ANB angle

− 0.373

− 0.149

SN/ML angle

− 0.082

− 0.122

ML/NL angle

− 0.191

− 0.082

SN/NL angle

0.132

− 0.065

U1/NL angle

0.115

0.396*

L1/ML angle

− 0.145

0.419*

Interincisal angle

0.111

− 0.548**

L1 to APg distance

− 0.120

0.504**

Ar to B distance

0.093

0.371

Overjet

− 0.099

0.176

Overbite

− 0.070

− 0.671**

  1. * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01. DMFT, decayed, missing, and filled teeth
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