Table 1 Demographic data of the two study groups. Data are presented as mean ± SD for all parameters except Mallampati score where data are presented as absolute numbers and percentage

Age (year)

44.9 ± 7.2

43.5 ± 7.4

0.445

Sex M/F

18/22

19/21

0.262

Weight (kg)

72 ± 6

73 ± 5

0.578

Height (cm)

170 ± 4

171 ± 4

0.558

BMI

25 ± 1

24 ± 1

0.790

IID (cm)

3.7 ± 0.5

3.8 ± 0.5

0.984

TMD (cm)

8.0 ± 0.4

8.3 ± 0.5

0.264

NC (cm)

38.4 ± 3.0

39.0 ± 3.0

0.488

 I

19 (47.5%)

20 (50%)

0.822

 II

21 (52.5%)

20 (50%)

0.822