Research Article

Relationship of Vitamin D Deficiency with Cervical Vertebral Maturation and Dental Age in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

measurements for paired comparisons of dental age and skeletal age among the study groups.

Dental ageSkeletal age

Severe vitamin D deficiency vs. control (sufficient vitamin D)0.260.01
Moderate vitamin D deficiency vs. control (sufficient vitamin D)0.390.12

Significance level = 0.05, at a confidence interval of 95%, according to linear regression and ordinal regression tests.