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. 2010 Dec 15;6(6):545–549.

Table 1.

Distribution of Mallampati class at Different AHI thresholds (≥ 5 and > 30)

Mallampati Class AHI ≥ 5
AHI > 30
Proportion with AHI ≥ 5 OR (95% CI) p Proportion with AHI > 30 OR (95% CI) p
    I 0.73 1.00 - - 0.24 1.00
    II 0.85 2.04 (1.07-3.90) 0.03 0.28 1.25 (0.68-2.31) 0.54
    III 0.84 1.95 (1.09-3.48) 0.02 0.31 1.44 (0.82-2.54) 0.23
    IV 0.81 1.57 (0.89-2.77) 0.13 0.35 1.75 (1.01-3.08) < 0.05

Proportion of subjects in each Mallampati class with AHI ≥ 5 and > 30. OR = odds ratio for AHI ≥ 5 and > 30 in each class, with Mallampati class I as the reference (OR = 1).