Marfan’s (n = 61) | Controls (n = 26) | p Value | |
Neck circumference (cm) | 36.5 (3.6) | 36.6 (4.2) | 0.85 |
Cricomental distance (cm) | 7.7 (1.2) | 8.1 (0.9) | 0.078 |
Dental overbite (mm) | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.9 (1.7) | 0.48 |
Palatal height (cm) | 4.0 (0.7) | 3.7 (0.7) | 0.029 |
Maxillar intermolar distance (cm) | 3.1 (0.4) | 3.5 (0.5) | <0.0001 |
Mandibular intermolar distance (cm) | 2.9 (0.4) | 3.6 (0.5) | <0.0001 |
% Retrognathic | 21.3 | 15.4 | 0.26 |
Mallampati classes (%)* | 30/44/18/8 | 38/50/12/0 | 0.36 |
Tonsillar size classes (%)* | 8/74/11/7 | 0/77/19/4 | 0.36 |
Values are mean (SD).
*Percentage of subjects in each of the four classes (I/II/III/IV).