Table 2.

The tongues’ volumes in the SCIII and control groups (total, female and male) in cm³ (average values - mean, standard deviations- SD) and the same values for BMI characteristics for each group

Group	Sex	Tongue volume (mean ± SD)	BMI (mean ± SD)
	Female	77.4 ± 10.2	21.9 ± 2.7
RIII	Male	100.8 ± 12.9	26.3 ± 4.6
	Total	86.1 ± 15.9	23.6 ± 4.1
	Female	67.2 ± 5.6	20.6 ± 1.6
Control	Male	92.4 ± 9.8	24.5 ± 2.4
	Total	79.8 ± 15.0	22.5 ± 2.8