Clinical Study
Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need in Obese Adolescents
Table 2
Prevalence of the aesthetic component (AC) of the IOTN in the two groups, with the indication of significant differences.
| Degrees of IOTN (AC) | Test group : 100 patients | Control group : 100 patients | Odds ratio Confidence interval 95% | value |
| 1–4 | | | | | Total | 33 | 36 | 0.88 (0.49–1.57) | 0.65 N.S. | Males | 15 | 18 | 0.8 (0.38–1.7) | 0.57 N.S. | Females | 18 | 18 | 1 (0.49–2.1) | 1 N.S. | 5–7 | | | | | Total | 44 | 41 | 1.13 (0.64–1.98) | 0.67 N.S. | Males | 23 | 21 | 1.12 (0.58–2.2) | 0.73 N.S. | Females | 21 | 20 | 1.06 (0.54–2.11) | 0.86 N.S. | 8–10 | | | | | Total | 23 | 23 | 1.0 (0.52–1.93) | 1 N.S. | Males | 12 | 11 | 1.1 (0.46–2.63) | 0.82 N.S. | Females | 11 | 12 | 0.91 (0.38–2.16) | 0.82 N.S. |
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N.S.: not significant. Significant differences in Chi-square test results with 95% confidence interval; .
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