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Table 3 Shapiro-Wilk test for normality for variables in both treatment groups

From: A study of voice quality in obese Egyptian children

Variable

Shapiro-Wilk test

p value*

Interpretation

Age

Control

0.0972

Data are normally distributed

Cases

0.0601

Data are normally distributed

Whole sample

0.0566

Data are normally distributed

FF

Control

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

Cases

0.0007

Data are not normally distributed

Whole sample

0.0008

Data are not normally distributed

MFF

Control

0.0002

Data are not normally distributed

Cases

0.0006

Data are not normally distributed

Whole sample

0.0056

Data are not normally distributed

Jitter

Control

0.1142

Data are normally distributed

Cases

0.0003

Data are not normally distributed

Whole sample

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

Shimmer

Control

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

Cases

0.1676

Data are normally distributed

Whole sample

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

N/H

Control

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

Cases

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

Whole sample

< 0.0001

Data are not normally distributed

  1. *Significance level at p value ≤ 0.01