Table 2 The comparison of the apical distance deviations between two surgery approaches (Group SG vs. FH)
Group | SG | FH | Statistical method | Difference | 95% CI | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean ± SD (mm) | n | Mean ± SD (mm) | |||||
SA | 30 | 1.04 ± 0.48 | 30 | 1.79 ± 0.70 | paired-samples T test | -0.75 | -1.07 ~ -0.41 | < 0.001*** |
SB | 30 | 1.14 ± 0.61 | 30 | 1.48 ± 0.61 | -0.34 | -0.68 ~ 0.01 | 0.053 | |
S | 60 | 1.09 ± 0.55 | 60 | 1.63 ± 0.67 | -0.54 | -0.77 ~ -0.30 | < 0.001*** | |
IA | 5 | 1.04 ± 0.40 | 5 | 0.87 ± 0.25 | Wilcoxon test | 0.17 | / | 0.686 |
IB | 5 | 0.71 ± 0.41 | 5 | 0.69 ± 0.36 | 0.02 | / | 1.000 | |
I | 10 | 0.88 ± 0.42 | 10 | 0.78 ± 0.31 | 0.10 | / | 0.646 | |