Variable | Control group (N = 16) | facemask group (N = 18) | ||||||||||||
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T1 | T2 | T2 vs. T1 p-value | 95% CI | T1 | T2 | T2 vs. T1 p-value | 95% CI | |||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Lower | Upper | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Lower | Upper | |||
Total Oropharyngeal airway volume (mm3) | 7563.34 | 2012.41 | 7865.57 | 2110.22 | 0.003** | 118.08 | 486.37 | 8308.13 | 2533.60 | 9046.98 | 2740.48 | 0.012* | 187.18 | 1290.53 |
Retropalatal airway volume (mm3) | 4308.51 | 1273.48 | 4454.24 | 1314.12 | 0.008** | 44.90 | 246.56 | 4767.68 | 1349.69 | 5156.31 | 1282.47 | 0.004** | 144.25 | 633.02 |
Retroglossal airway volume (mm3) | 3254.83 | 930.24 | 3411.33 | 239.84 | 0.075 | −17.73 | 330.72 | 3540.45 | 1360.66 | 3890.67 | 1713.96 | 0.171 | −167.05 | 867.49 |
Minimal cross sectional area (mm2) | 163.08 | 43.53 | 164.74 | 37.71 | 0.849 | −16.56 | 19.88 | 149.57 | 27.95 | 149.09 | 34.73 | 0.925 | −11.08 | 10.12 |