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Table 5 Comparison of areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves in male and female

From: Gender-specific cephalometric features related to obesity in sleep apnea patients: trilogy of soft palate-mandible-hyoid bone

 

Male

Female

AUC

P value

AUC

P value

Model 1 (AHI ≥ 5)

 ANB

0.519

0.751

0.725

0.011*

 SPL

0.670

0.005**

0.605

0.235

 SPT

0.568

0.265

0.784

0.001**

 RPS

0.396

0.087

0.437

0.474

 RLS

0.493

0.912

0.452

0.589

 MPH

0.527

0.656

0.477

0.796

Model 2 (AHI ≥ 15)

 ANB

0.547

0.310

0.736

0.009**

 SPL

0.635

0.004**

0.498

0.981

 SPT

0.568

0.144

0.772

0.003**

 RPS

0.481

0.675

0.461

0.090

 RLS

0.549

0.294

0.511

0.089

 MPH

0.648

0.001**

0.523

0.094

  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. AUC area under the ROC curve, AHI apnea-hypopnea index, ANB angle from A point to nasion to B point, SPL soft palate length, SPT soft palate thickness, RPS retropalatal space, RLS retrolingual space, MPH mandibular plane to hyoid