Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need in Obese Adolescents

Table 3

Prevalence of the IOTN (degrees 1–5) in the test and in the control group, with the indication of significant differences.

Degree of the IOTN	Test group; : 100 patients	Control group; : 100 patients	Odds ratio; Confidence interval 95%	value
Degree 1
Total	16	19	0.81 (0.39–1.69)	0.58 N.S.
Males	8	10	0.78 (0.3–2.07)	0.62 N.S.
Females	8	9	0.88 (0.32–2.38)	0.8 N.S.
Degree 2
Total	21	32	0.56 (0.3–1.07)	0.08 N.S.
Males	13	15	0.85 (0.38–1.89)	0.68 N.S.
Females	8	17	0.42 (0.17–1–04)	0.05 N.S.
Degree 3
Total	32	22	1.67 (0.89–3.14)	0.11 N.S.
Males	14	14	1 (0.45–2.22)	1 N.S.
Females	18	8	2.52 (1.04–6.11)	0.03
Degree 4
Total	20	16	1.31 (0.63–2.71)	0.46 N.S.
Males	10	7	1.48 (0.54–4.05)	0.45 N.S.
Females	10	9	1.12 (0.44–2.89)	0.81 N.S.
Degree 5
Total	11	11	1 (0.41–2.43)	1 N.S.
Males	5	4	1.26 (0.33–4.85)	0.73 N.S.
Females	6	7	0.85 (0.27–2.62)	0.77 N.S.

N.S.: not significant.
Significant differences in Chi-square test results with 95% confidence interval; .