Table 3 Three-dimensional measurements in the upper airway before and after treatment
Section | Itemsa | Before | After | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasopharynx | Na-V (mm3) | 3701.09 ± 1292.52 | 4543.21 ± 1414.34 | 0.003** |
Na-H (mm) | 11.05 ± 1.91 | 12.34 ± 2.45 | 0.001** | |
Na-CSAavg (mm2) | 343.05 ± 135.25 | 375.72 ± 128.38 | 0.079 | |
Velopharynx | Ve-V (mm3) | 6209.95 ± 2578.33 | 7735.10 ± 3173.06 | 0.009** |
Ve-CSAmin (mm2) | 131.21 ± 78.71 | 166.99 ± 105.15 | 0.067 | |
Ve-AP (mm) | 12.08 ± 3.15 | 12.02 ± 3.54 | 0.970 | |
Ve-LAT (mm) | 18.58 ± 6.86 | 20.54 ± 7.01 | 0.232 | |
Ve-H (mm) | 24.74 ± 2.80 | 26.26 ± 3.48 | 0.004** | |
Ve-CSAavg (mm) | 253.41 ± 104.99 | 295.58 ± 115.92 | 0.017* | |
Glossopharynx | Gl-V (mm3) | 2831.44 ± 1449.25 | 3859.90 ± 2248.44 | 0.021* |
Gl-CSAmin (mm2) | 139.56 ± 65.01 | 177.12 ± 75.66 | 0.025* | |
Gl-AP (mm) | 11.43 ± 2.82 | 12.42 ± 2.76 | 0.185 | |
Gl-LAT (mm) | 21.71 ± 7.50 | 23.341 ± 7.75 | 0.467 | |
Gl-H (mm) | 13.17 ± 3.85 | 14.52 ± 3.95 | 0.370 | |
Gl-CSAavg (mm2) | 217.84 ± 85.48 | 260.49 ± 113.70 | 0.086 | |
Laryngopharynx | La-V (mm3) | 2485.25 ± 995.76 | 3283.71 ± 2120.79 | 0.057 |
La-CSAmin (mm2) | 156.05 ± 74.19 | 176.49 ± 85.46 | 0.526 | |
La-AP (mm) | 9.94 ± 3.07 | 11.01 ± 3.56 | 0.263 | |
La-LAT (mm) | 28.47 ± 3.24 | 29.37 ± 4.89 | 0.191 | |
La-H (mm) | 9.40 ± 1.58 | 10.39 ± 2.27 | 0.017* | |
La-CSAavg (mm2) | 259.84 ± 82.35 | 302.68 ± 132.98 | 0.135 | |
Total upper airway | T-V (mm3) | 15,227.72 ± 5235.83 | 19,421.92 ± 7102.11 | 0.005** |
T-H (mm) | 58.356 ± 5.37 | 63.51 ± 6.88 | 0.000** | |
T-CSAavg (mm2) | 262.25 ± 87.59 | 303.64 ± 95.74 | 0.025* |