Table 3 Dental QLF parameters repeatability analysis in Smokers
Parameters | Short-Term Repeatability | Long-Term Repeatability | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regression analysis V2-V1 R value (p value) | Mean of the difference V2-V1 being different from zero? | Regression analysis V3-V1 R value (p value) | Mean of the difference V3-V1 being different from zero? | |||
Mean of the Difference (95% CI) | YES/NO (p value) | Mean of the Difference (95% CI) | YES/NO (p value) | |||
ΔR30 | 0.971 (p < 0.0001) | -0.08 (-1.54/1.38) | NO (p = 0.627) | 0.985 (p < 0.0001) | -0.31 (-1.38/0.77) | YES (p = 0.015) |
ΔR120 | 0.990 (p < 0.0001) | -0.08 (-0.61/0.46) | NO (p = 0.346) | 0.978 (p < 0.0001) | 0 (-0.78/0.78) | NO (p = 1) |
SOH score | 0.978 (p < 0.0001) | 0 (-0.55/0.55) | NO (p = 1) | 0.974 (p < 0.0001) | -0.12 (-0.75/0.52) | NO (p = 0.149) |