Table II.
INCLUSION CRITERIA – CONTROL GROUP | |
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ÍBODY MASS INDEX (BMI) < 27, | |
Neck circumference < 42cm, | |
Absence of facial skeletal anomalies and normal dental occlusion, | |
Exam of the oropharynx is negative for tonsillar hypertrophy, redundant soft palate, hypertrophy of the tonsillar pillars, and macroglossia. The palatine arch x tongue ratio is normal. | |
Acoustic rhinometry, active anterior rhinometry, and endoscopy of the nasopharynx with a flexible fibroscope are within normal limits. | |
Negative history for snoring and symptoms of OSAHS. |