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

Table 3

The duration of speech in the Japanese and Thai groups.

Sounds	Japanese () (ms)	Thai () (ms)	Significance
First vowel	160.4 ± 47.7	140.4 ± 29.3	NS
Consonant	183.8 ± 42.5	87.0 ± 22.6
Second vowel	164.8 ± 67.5	160.6 ± 46.3	NS

; NS: not significant.