International Journal of Dentistry / 2017 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Cephalometrics of Pharyngeal Airway Space in Lebanese Adults Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the selected cephalometric pharyngeal airway space variables in the sample population and comparison between genders.
refers to statistically significant differences between genders.
Variables Males ( ) Females ( ) p valueOverall ( ) Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Nasopharynx Adenoid PPW Ad2-PNS (mm) 23.6 ± 3.7 24.9 ± 3.4 0.070 24.4 ± 3.6 PPW Ad1-PNS (mm) 27.3 ± 3.1 28.8 ± 3.4 28.2 ± 3.3 PPW-PNS (mm) 28.8 ± 2.9 29.6 ± 3.3 0.178 29.2 ± 3.2 Oropharynx Soft palate and retropalatal area Uvula area (mm2 ) 315.4 ± 68.5 243.4 ± 45.1 <0 272.3 ± 65.9 Uvula thickness (mm) 10.6 ± 2.4 9.0 ± 1.3 <0 9.7 ± 2.0 PNS-P (mm) 39.4 ± 4.4 36.0 ± 4.2 <0 37.4 ± 4.6 ANS-PNS-P angle (degree) 130.2 ± 6.4 132.8 ± 5.8 131.7 ± 6.1 PPW-P uvula (mm) 10.2 ± 2.7 10.7 ± 2.9 0.297 10.5 ± 2.8 PPW-uvula dorsum (mm) 11.00 ± 4.0 13.5 ± 3.8 12.5 ± 4.0 PPW-UvOp (mm) 8.8 ± 3.1 9.8 ± 3.0 0.095 9.4 ± 3.1 Retroglossal PPW-TgOp (mm) 22.5 ± 16.3 19.4 ± 9.0 0.233 20.7 ± 12.5 PPW-GoB (mm) 6.4 ± 4.8 7.4 ± 4.6 0.300 7.0 ± 4.6 PPW-tongue base (mm) 11.9 ± 4.6 11.8 ± 4.5 0.940 11.8 ± 4.5 Eb-PNS (mm) 79.3 ± 6.5 67.0 ± 6.4 <0 72.0 ± 8.8 Tongue Eb-TT (mm) 88.0 ± 6.3 80.9 ± 5.5 <0 83.8 ± 6.8 TgH (mm) 42.6 ± 5.2 37.0 ± 4.4 <0 39.2 ± 5.4 Eb-Tg dorsum (mm) 73.7 ± 9.3 64.7 ± 6.5 <0 68.3 ± 8.9 TgH dorsum (mm) 44.5 ± 5.4 37.9 ± 4.9 <0 40.6 ± 6.0 Hypopharynx Epiglottis PPW-Eb (mm) 22.6 ± 9.4 18.5 ± 4.2 20.2 ± 7.1