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. 2021 Apr 15;65(4):309–315. doi: 10.4103/ija.IJA_1413_20

Table 3.

Comparison between modified C-L grades and airway predictors

Test Modified C-L Grades K (95% CI) Significance Fisher Exact Test

Easy (n=105) Difficult (n=35) Total
MMT
 Easy 90 21 111 0.27 (0.09-0.45) 0.003
 Difficult 15 14 29
TMD
 Easy 79 7 86 0.46 (0.32-0.62) <0.00001
 Difficult 26 28 54
SMD
 Easy 76 10 86 0.37 (0.22-0.53) <0.00001
 Difficult 29 25 54
NM
 Easy 96 22 118 0.35 (0.14-0.51) 0.0002
 Difficult 9 13 22
MO
 Easy 101 31 132 0.10 (0.04-0.25) 0.1074
 Difficult 4 4 8
Dentition
 Easy 91 19 110 0.34 (0.16-0.51) 0.0002
 Difficult 14 16 30
ULBT
 Easy 105 25 130 0.37 (0.20-0.55) <0.00001
 Difficult 0 10 10
TMHT
 Easy 81 8 89 0.47 (0.32-0.62) <0.00001
 Difficult 24 27 51
RHTMD
 Easy 60 8 68 0.25 (0.12-0.38) 0.0004
 Difficult 45 27 72

MMT-Modified Mallampati Test; TMD-Thyromental Distance; SMD-Sternomental Distance; NM-Neck Movement; MO-Mouth Opening; ULBT-Upper Lip Bite Test; RHTMD-Ratio of Height to Thyromental Distance; TMHT-Thyromental Height Test, C-L: Cormack Lehane