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Distribution and comparison of measurements according to age and gender
| Mean.±S.D.(M.) (mm mm3) | Test statistics | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Female | Young Female | Old male | Young male | |||
| R MSH | 30.54 ± 4.5 (30.6) | 33.19 ± 4.46 (33.2) | 34.28 ± 3.33 (34.6) | 34.8 ± 4.41 (35.6) | 6.922 | <0.001 * |
| R MSW | 25.51 ±4.69(25.4) | 27.43 ± 3.86 (27.2) | 26.03 ± 4.22 (26.4) | 27.61 ± 4.1 (28.2) | 5.236† | 0.155 |
| R MSD | 34.87 ± 3.28 (35.4) | 34.42 ± 6.4 (35.2) | 35.4 ± 3.64 (35.4) | 36.81 ± 3.19 (37.3) | 8.098† | 0.044* |
| L MSH | 31.01 ±4.21 (31.5) | 33.06 ± 4.38 (32.9) | 35.34 ± 3.62 (35.6) | 34.98 ± 4.73 (35.2) | 19.217† | <0.001 * |
| L MSW | 25.3 ±4.26(25) | 27.13 ± 3.66 (27.1) | 26.51 ±4.12 (25.6) | 26.55 ± 4.45 (26.8) | 3.534† | 0.316 |
| L MSD | 35.29 ± 3.51 (35.6) | 35.51 ± 3.28 (36.4) | 36.1 ± 3.09 (35.8) | 36.07 ± 3.63 (36.3) | 0.489 | 0.690 |
| R FSH | 18.84 ± 6.5 (18.6) | 21.79 ± 5.4 (22.8) | 19.79 ± 5.63 (20.6) | 19.62 ± 6.56 (20.1) | 5.251† | 0.154 |
| R FSW | 20.6 ± 8.4 (21.2) | 22.94 ± 6.38 (23.4) | 21.27 ± 8.03 (20.9) | 20.49 ± 8.41 (20) | 0.705 | 0.550 |
| R FSD | 12.99 ±4.52 (13.2) | 14.56 ± 4.24 (14.4) | 14.38 ± 5.62 (13.3) | 13.05 ± 3.78 (12.7) | 1.125 | 0.342 |
| L FSH | 18.09 ± 6.41 (19.6) | 21.58 ± 5.5 (21.9) | 19.34 ± 5.23 (19.9) | 19.84 ± 4.56 (19) | 2.380 | 0.073 |
| L FSW | 19.9 ± 8.44 (19.65) | 22.36 ± 8.71 (22.2) | 21.84 ± 8.21 (20.8) | 22.92 ± 6.89 (22.6) | 0.896 | 0.445 |
| L FSD | 12.4 ±4.45 (12.1) | 14.45 ±4.15 (13.9) | 14.72 ± 5.33 (13.8) | 14.22 ± 3.74 (14) | 1.894 | 0.134 |
| EurR-EurL | 139.84 ± 6.49 (139.2) | 138.26 ± 6.13 (138.4) | 145.42 ± 6.48 (146.4) | 143.09 ± 6 (142.7) | 8.940 | <0.001 * |
| LnR-LnL | 30.31 ± 2.2 (30.7) | 30.61 ± 2.2 (30.8) | 34.08 ± 2.36 (34) | 34.87 ± 3.19 (35.2) | 29.396 | <0.001 * |
| MxR-MxL | 58.3 ± 3.01 (58.8) | 59.14 ± 3.61 (59) | 60.55 ± 3.38 (60.6) | 60.63 ± 10.28 (62) | 20.234† | <0.001 * |
| AgR-AgL | 85.26 ± 3.55 (85.6) | 83.24 ± 4.15(83.1) | 86.21 ± 4.63 (86.25) | 87.41 ± 3.84 (86.6) | 14.327† | 0.002* |
| R MS VOL | 12208.5 ± 3388.08 (12269) | 14832.29 ±4660.44 (14185.5) | 13345.24 ±4452.49 (13485.5) | 14666.97 ± 4275.41 (13935) | 7.868† | 0.049* |
| L MS VOL | 13018.71 ± 3979.72 (12716.5) | 14549.44 ±4764.15 (14843.5) | 17930.15 ± 21 135.2 (14460.5) | 15063.56 ±41 25.58 (15646.5) | 5.288† | 0.152 |
| FS VOL | 4243 ± 2277.36 (3878.5) | 5184.65 ± 2537.53 (4874.5) | 4869.88 ± 2754.26 (4014) | 5429.18 ± 3236.15 (5036.5) | 3.203† | 0.361 |
| MxR-MxL/AgR-AgL | 68.41 ± 3.12 (68.23) | 71.13 ± 4.39(70.72) | 70.35 ± 4.14 (69.66) | 69.4 ±11.68 (72.01) | 11.113 | 0.01 1 * |
Distribution and comparison of measurements by gender
| Mean.±S.D.(M.) (mm mm3) | Test statistics | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| R MSH | 31.86 ± 4.64 (31.8) | 34.54 ± 3.89 (35.3) | -3.646 | <0.001* |
| R MSW | 26.47 ± 4.37 (26.6) | 26.82 ± 4.2 (27.6) | -0.442† | 0.659 |
| R MSD | 34.65 ± 5.05 (35.2) | 36.11 ± 3.47 (36.6) | -2.042† | 0.041* |
| L MSH | 32.03 ± 4.38 (32.6) | 35.16 ± 4.18 (35.4) | -4.250 | <0.001* |
| L MSW | 26.21 ± 4.05 (26) | 26.53 ± 4.25 (26) | -0.442 | 0.659 |
| L MSD | 35.4 ± 3.37 (35.6) | 36.08 ± 3.35 (36.1) | -1.189 | 0.236 |
| R FSH | 20.31 ± 6.12 (21.4) | 19.71 ± 6.07 (20.6) | 0.577 | 0.565 |
| R FSW | 21.77 ± 7.5 (22.05) | 20.88 ± 8.17 (20.6) | 0.663 | 0.509 |
| R FSD | 13.76 ± 4.42 (13.6) | 13.72 ± 4.8 (12.9) | -0.209† | 0.834 |
| L FSH | 19.84 ± 6.18 (21.05) | 19.59 ± 4.88 (19.7) | -0.860† | 0.390 |
| L FSW | 21.13 ± 8.60 (21.4) | 22.38 ± 7.54 (22) | -0.902 | 0.369 |
| L FSD | 13.43 ± 4.39 (12.6) | 14.47 ± 4.58 (14) | -1.355 | 0.178 |
| EurR-EurL | 139.05 ± 6.32 (138.8) | 144.26 ± 6.31 (144.8) | -4.811 | <0.001* |
| LnR-LnL | 30.46 ± 2.19 (30.8) | 34.47 ± 2.81 (34.7) | -7.493† | <0.001* |
| MxR-MxL | 58.72 ± 3.33 (59) | 60.59 ± 7.6 (61) | -4.078† | <0.001* |
| AgR-AgL | 84.25 ± 3.97 (84.6) | 86.81 ± 4.27 (86.4) | -3.615 | <0.001* |
| R MS VOL | 13520.4 ± 4254.22 (13322.5) | 14006.1 ± 4383.01 (13687) | -1.010† | 0.313 |
| L MS VOL | 13784.07 ± 4424.32 (13681) | 16496.85 ± 15181.67 (14703.5) | -1.663† | 0.096 |
| FS VOL | 4713.82 ± 2439.45 (4580) | 5149.53 ± 2995.65 (4627.5) | -0.627† | 0.531 |
| MxR-MxL/AgR-AgL | 69.77 ± 4.02 (69.8) | 69.87 ± 8.71 (70.98) | -1.486† | 0.137 |
Relationships between maxillary sinus volume measurements and craniofacial measurements in female and male groups
| FemaleR MS VOL (mm3) | FemaleL MS VOL (mm3) | MaleR MS VOL (mm3) | MaleL MS VOL (mm3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EurR-EurL | r | -0.022 | 0.004 | -0.070 | 0.082 |
| p | 0.859 | 0.973 | 0.571 | 0.506 | |
| LnR-LnL | r | -0.182 | -0.195 | -0.099 | -0.206 |
| p | 0.137 | 0.111 | 0.421 | 0.093 | |
| MxR-MxL | r | 0.472 | 0.464 | 0.116 | 0.141 |
| p | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.348 | 0.250 | |
| AgR-AgL | r | -0.070** | -0.006** | -0.225 | -0.162 |
| p | 0.570 | 0.962 | 0.065 | 0.186 | |
| MxR-MxL/AgR-AgL | r | 0.582 | 0.496 | 0.312 | 0.272 |
| p | <0.001* | <0.001* | 0.012* | 0.025* |
Relationships between frontal sinus volume measurements and craniofacial measurements in female and male groups
| FemaleFS VOL (mm3) | MaleFS VOL (mm3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| EurR-EurL | r | 0.111 | -0.045 |
| p | 0.369 | 0.717 | |
| LnR-LnL | r | 0.206 | 0.254 |
| p | 0.092 | 0.037* | |
| MxR-MxL | r | 0.304 | 0.001 |
| p | 0.012* | 0.991 | |
| AgR-AgL | r | 0.113 | 0.036 |
| p | 0.357 | 0.773 | |
| MxR-MxL/AgR-AgL | r | 0.272 | -0.089 |
| p | 0.025* | 0.470 |