Table 2.
Dimensions of the palatoglossus muscle across all participants.
| Demographics |
Measurements |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Sex | Weight | Height | Length | Width | Velar insertion distance | Lingual insertion distance | PG–LVP angle | PG angle | LVP angle a |
| 4.4 | M | 35.9 | 40.0 | 20.58 | 2.32 | 17.22 | 33.53 | 48.7 | 28.5 | 75.9 |
| 5.0 | F | 40.8 | 42.0 | 18.82 | 2.56 | 26.71 | 31.39 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 74.1 |
| 5.6 | F | 39.8 | 44.0 | 18.73 | 2.84 | 30.15 | 29.98 | 21.6 | 49.9 | 70.7 |
| 5.7 | F | 41.1 | 46.0 | 17.95 | 2.65 | 28.63 | 32.29 | 22.8 | 48.9 | 71.1 |
| 5.9 | M | 56.0 | 46.5 | 23.28 | 2.98 | 25.43 | 30.5 | 52.7 | 17.2 | 72.2 |
| 6.7 | M | 48.1 | 48.0 | 24.55 | 3.08 | 28.27 | 33.34 | 44.3 | 22.7 | 63.7 |
| 6.7 | M | 49.0 | 49.0 | 26.96 | 2.72 | 27.32 | 31.0 | 26.3 | 16.9 | 42.5 |
| 7.3 | M | 49.0 | 51.0 | 18.56 | 3.04 | 30.95 | 33.05 | 7.3 | 41.4 | 46.0 |
| 7.7 | F | n.d. | n.d. | 20.08 | 2.74 | 27.49 | 26.91 | 15.5 | 52.3 | 66.5 |
| 7.7 |
M |
52.5 |
54.0 |
23.58 |
2.97 |
24.02 |
36.02 |
24.9 |
45.8 |
70.1 |
|
Mean
(SD) |
46.55 b (6.7) | 46.72 b (4.4) | 21.21 (3.1) | 2.79 (0.24) | 26.62 (3.9) | 31.80 (2.5) | 30.17 (15.0) | 36.11 (13.8) | 65.28 (11.6) | |
Note. All measurements are in millimeters (mm) with the exception of angle measures (°), age (y), weight (lbs), and height (in). PG = palatoglossus; LVP = levator veli palatini; M = male; F = female; n.d. = missing data.
a
LVP angle has been reported as sagittal angle in previous literature
b
Mean and standard deviation of weight and height are based on nine participants.