Table 6 Joint space evaluation according to variables and their resulting P-values

Condylar space

Right

Variable

Average

SD

P Value

P Value nonparametric

osteophyte

yes

2.9369

1.13997

0.191

0.352

no

3.2448

1.80205

Erosion

Yes

2.7295

0.90388

0.04

0.12

no

3.2624

1.64948

sclerosis

Yes

2.2155

1.34019

0.05

0.016

No

3.1419

1.40306

flattening

Yes

3.0774

1.71997

0.812

0.986

No

3.0289

1.1658

Ely cyst

Yes

2.945

0.78489

0.917

0.926

No

3.0503

1.42727

ankylosis

Yes

1.7032

1.84894

 < 0,001

0.001

no

3.2415

1.24138

hypo

3.15

0.54705

State- condyle

Hyper

2.546

1.27008

0.36

0.557

normal

3.0887

1.44212

Condylar space

Left

osteophyte

Yes

3.0432

1.21848

0.213

0.308

No

3.3033

1.717

Erosion

Yes

2.8228

1.05143

0.05

0.03

No

3.3484

1.58862

Sclerosis

Yes

1.8175

1.69519

0.001

0.001

No

3.2848

1.31081

Flattening

Yes

3.1469

1.70704

0.941

0.659

No

3.1317

1.17601

Ely cyst

Yes

3.02

0.89095

0.906

0.841

No

3.1393

1.42511

Ankylosis

Yes

1.7196

1.94613

 < 0.001

0.001

No

3.3408

1.2047

State- condyle

3.12

0.57515

0.5

0.013

hypo

Hyper

2.0007

1.51888

normal

3.2328

1.38764