Differences in Velopharyngeal Structure during Speech among Asians Revealed by 3-Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging Movie Mode

Table 1

Demographic data of the two groups.

	Japanese subjects ()	Thai subjects ()	Significance
Age (years)	28.2 ± 1.3	29.2 ± 1.3	NS
Weight (kg)	49.5 ± 5.9	53.2 ± 5.1	NS
Height (cm)	158.3 ± 6.4	161.4 ± 2.3	NS
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	19.7 ± 0.8	20.4 ± 1.6	NS

NS: not significant.