Table 3.
Nasal group of 40 cases.
| Geometric feature definition |
The first geometric feature | The second geometric feature | The third geometric feature | The fourth geometric feature | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface-volume ratio | Mean airway width | Nostril area size | Intake Angle | |||||||
| Grouping Method | standard normal distribution | The ratio is roughly 1:1 | standard normal distribution | The ratio is roughly 1:1 | ||||||
| Group name | a1 | a2 | a3 | b1 | b2 | c1 | c2 | c3 | d1 | d2 |
| Count of Scores | 6 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 20 |
| Group Definition | less than 0.565 | between 0.565 and 0.878 | greater than 0.878 | less than 1.8 mm | greater than 1.8 mm | less than 40mm2 | between 40 and 111mm2 | greater than 111mm2 | greater than 60° | less than 60° |