Table 3 Descriptive statistics and the results of the One-way ANOVA test between SOS fusion stages and 3D measurements of maxillary growth pattern for males and females separately

44.15 ± 3.22^a

46.01 ± 3.31^b

48.85 ± 3.18 ^cd

50.34 ± 2.88^d

42.36 ± 2.82^a

43.47 ± 2.64^a

45.56 ± 2.91^b

46.98 ± 2.56^c

62.98 ± 2.94^a

66.44 ± 3.02^ab

67.93 ± 3.44^bc

68.76 ± 3.53^c

59.80 ± 3.31^a

62.99 ± 2.93^b

64.56 ± 2.67 ^cd

65.18 ± 3.06^d

25.16 ± 3.05^a

27.01 ± 3.43^b

29.62 ± 3.05 ^cd

30.12 ± 2.76^d

23.32 ± 2.46^a

25.06 ± 2.43^b

27.73 ± 3.12 ^cd

28.13 ± 2.83^d

1.73 ± 1.86

1.70 ± 2.00

2.01 ± 2.17

2.25 ± 2.34

2.32 ± 2.18

1.86 ± 1.85

2.16 ± 2.02

1.92 ± 1.85

1.17 ± 0.83

1.17 ± 1.05

1.12 ± 0.80

1.35 ± 1.03

1.04 ± 0.70

1.17 ± 1.00

1.29 ± 1.08

1.15 ± 0.78