Growth sites | Groups | RANK | RANKL | OPG | RANKL:OPG | ||||
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Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | ||
Midpalatal suture | OVX | 0.40 (0.08) | 0.036* | 1.22 (0.54) | 0.239 | 0.85 (0.18) | 0.306 | 1.40 (0.96) | 0.313 |
Sham-operated | 0.67 (0.02) | 0.65 (0.05) | 0.68 (0.06) | 0.96 (0.16) | |||||
Condyle | OVX | 1.80 (1.48) | 0.174 | 1.57 (0.84) | 0.061 | 0.35 (0.13) | 0.868 | 4.48 (1.61) | 0.015* |
Sham-operated | 0.44 (0.07) | 0.40 (0.14) | 0.37 (0.16) | 1.17 (0.43) | |||||
Mandibular angle | OVX | 0.43 (0.13) | 0.191 | 0.41 (0.03) | 0.209 | 0.41 (0.11) | 0.136 | 1.02 (0.19) | 0.588 |
Sham-operated | 0.27 (0.16) | 0.28 (0.18) | 0.28 (0.10) | 0.93 (0.24) | |||||
Symphysis / parasymphysis | OVX | 0.62 (0.56) | 0.806 | 1.00 (0.56) | 0.451 | 1.05 (0.36) | 0.453 | 0.92 (0.40) | 0.804 |
Sham-operated | 0.35 (0.43) | 0.65 (0.06) | 0.77 (0.44) | 1.04 (0.68) | |||||
Coronoid process | OVX | 0.43 (0.14) | 0.412 | 0.39 (0.14) | 0.904 | 0.29 (0.09) | 0.703 | 1.37 (0.34) | 0.285 |
Sham-operated | 0.33 (0.09) | 0.34 (0.11) | 0.32 (0.06) | 1.06 (0.33) |