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Table 3 The means and adjusted means of RABL adjusted by age, gender and plaque index according to different teeth group

From: Relationship between betel quid chewing and radiographic alveolar bone loss among Taiwanese aboriginals: a retrospective study

 

Means ± SD

Adjusted means (CI)

Full mouth

  

  Smoker and chewer

3.73 (1.09)*†

3.62 (3.30 - 3.94)*†

  Chewer

3.46 (1.10)‡

3.47 (3.15 - 3.79)‡

  Control group

2.70 (0.68)

2.87 (2.56 - 3.18)

Ramfjord Teeth

  

  Smoker and chewer

3.81 (1.16)*†

3.68 (3.35 - 4.01)*†

  Chewer

3.53 (1.17)‡

3.56 (3.22 - 3.89)‡

  Control group

2.75 (0.63)

2.92 (2.60 - 3.25)

  1. SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.
  2. *Testing equivalence among groups, p < 0.05.
  3. †Significant pair between smoker/chewer and control group.
  4. ‡Significant pair between chewer and control group.
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