Nasal Region Dimensions in Children: A CT Study and Clinical Implications

Table 11

Statistical significance of differences between average values for the measured linear parameters of the nasal cavity (𝑃).

ABW	B	C	D	E	LPBW	B	C	D	E
A	ns	***	***	***	A	ns	***	***	***
B		***	***	***	B		***	***	***
C			***	***	C			***	***
D				ns	D				ns
RABW	B	C	D	E	RPMW	B	C	D	E
A	ns	ns	***	***	A	ns	ns	ns	ns
B		***	***	***	B		ns	ns	ns
C			ns	ns	C			ns	ns
D				ns	D				*
LABW	B	C	D	E	LPMW	B	C	D	E
A	ns	**	***	***	A	ns	ns	ns	ns
B		ns	***	***	B		ns	ns	ns
C			ns	**	C			ns	ns
D				ns	D				*
LMMW	B	C	D	E	LS	B	C	D	E
A	*	ns	ns	ns	A	ns	***	***	***
B		ns	ns	ns	B		***	***	***
C			ns	ns	C			***	***
D				ns	D				ns
BCAW	B	C	D	E	MLS	B	C	D	E
A	ns	ns	***	***	A	ns	***	***	***
B		*	***	***	B		***	***	***
C			***	***	C			***	***
D				*	D				ns
RPBW	B	C	D	E
A	ns	*	***	***
B		ns	***	***
C			***	***
D				*

A–E: patients age groups, ^∗𝑃≤0.05; ^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001, and ns: not significant.