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Table 2 Anthropometric data (means ± SD)

From: Mini-implant assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) effects on adult obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and quality of life: a multi-center prospective controlled trial

 

Control

Intervention

Intergroups comparison T1 (Mann–Whitney)

T1

T2

T1

T2

Age

27.48 ± 4.01

28.36 ± 8.35

0.678

Gender (m/f)

6/4

6/8

BMI

28.05 ± 2.55

28.29 ± 2.44

28.59 ± 2.06

28.82 ± 2.14

0.098

NC

40.30 ± 2.54

40.11 ± 2.44

39.02 ± 3.17

39.26 ± 3.40

0.231

Mallampati

3.10 ± 0.73

3.20 ± 1.10

0.927

MSP

1.60 ± 0.51

1.42 ± 0.62

0.535

Overjet

4.04 ± 2.70

3.95 ± 2.57

3.23 ± 1.85

5.15 ± 1.95**

0.472

  1. *Intra-group statistical significance (Wilcoxon signed rank) between T1 and T2, where: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001