Table 3.

Frequency of upper airway and craniofacial abnormalities: a comparison between groups with and without OSA.

	Non-OSA		OSA		p
	N=25		N=19
	N	%	N	%
Craniofacial abnormalities	20	80.0%	13	68.4%	0.380
Pharyngeal abnormalities	2	8.0%	0	0.0%	0.207
Nasal abnormalities	15	60.0%	10	52.6%	0.625
Hypertrophic palatine tonsils	6	24.0%	14	73.7%	0.001*
Hypertrophic pharyngeal tonsil	11	44.0%	14	73.7%	0.049*
MMI classes III / IV	15	60.0%	16	84.2%	0.081**

OSA=group with obstructive sleep apnea; Non-OSA=group without obstructive sleep apnea; MMI=modified Mallampati index,

^*p=statistical value (p<0.05),

^**p=statistical value (0.10 < p≤0.05); Chi-squared test (x²)