Table 5 Comparison of the pharyngeal airway volumes and minimum axial area before and after treatment
Before Treatment (T0) | After Treatment (T1) | t | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Palatopharyngeal airway volume (mm3) | 7632.65 | 2808.87 | 7110.35 | 2110.25 | 1.57 | 0.132 |
Glossopharyngeal airway volume (mm3) | 5293.95 | 2504.89 | 4857.35 | 1668.92 | 1.50 | 0.150 |
Laryngopharyngeal airway volume (mm3) | 2957.65 | 1264.98 | 2756.05 | 1268.19 | 2.03 | 0.057 |
Pharyngeal airway volume (mm3) | 15884.25 | 5731.97 | 14723.75 | 4011.37 | 1.93 | 0.069 |
Minimum axial area (mm2) | 190.65 | 87.50 | 183.80 | 70.54 | 0.44 | 0.665 |