Table 2 Changes in pharyngeal configuration and CSA
T 0 | T 1 | T1–T0 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average | SD | Average | SD | Average | SD | ||
C1 (retropalatal) | LTW | 29.9 | 5.9 | 27.7 | 5.8 | −2.3 | 3.9 |
APL | 15.5 | 3.7 | 13.6 | 3.9 | −1.9 | 2.1 | |
CSA | 389.5 | 4.3 | 294.3 | 5.6 | −95.2 | 3.2 | |
C2 (retroglossal) | LTW | 27.1 | 5.7 | 25.5 | 5.6 | −1.6 | 3.3 |
APL | 13.5 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 3.4 | −2.3 | 3.3 | |
CSA | 278.9 | 4.8 | 210.7 | 4.6 | −68.2 | 2.4 | |
C3 (glottis) | LTW | 30.9 | 4.7 | 31.3 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
APL | 11.4 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 3.9 | −0.7 | 2.8 | |
CSA | 233.4 | 2.1 | 223.9 | 4.5 | −9.5 | 2.4 | |