TABLE 1.
Patient characteristic | |
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Age, years | |
2–4 | 130 (26.6) |
5–9 | 196 (40.1) |
10–13 | 90 (18.4) |
14–18 | 73 (14.9) |
Sex, male/female, n/n (%/%) | 291/198 (59.5/40.5) |
Body mass index, percentile* | |
0–20 | 89 (18.7) |
21–40 | 78 (16.4) |
41–60 | 88 (18.5) |
61–80 | 110 (23.2) |
81–100 | 110 (23.2) |
Ancestry | |
Caucasian | 298 (60.7) |
African American | 36 (7.5) |
Hispanic | 29 (5.9) |
Asian | 126 (25.9) |
Cleft type | |
Cleft lip | 23 (4.7) |
Submucous cleft palate | 14 (2.9) |
†Veau I | 33 (6.7) |
†Veau II | 63 (12.8) |
†Veau III | 243 (49.7) |
†Veau IV | 113 (23.2) |
Surgical status | |
Posterior pharyngoplasty | 26 (5.3) |
Sphincter pharyngoplasty | 9 (1.8) |
Tonsillectomy | 9 (1.8) |
Adenoidectomy | 10 (2.0) |
Combined tonsillectomy + adenoidectomy | 14 (2.9) |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
14 participants did not have available body mass index data;
Veau classifications: Veau I – cleft of the soft palate only; Veau II – cleft of the soft and hard palate; Veau III – unilateral complete cleft lip and palate; Veau IV – bilateral complete celft lip and palate