Table 5 Distribution of subtypes of IQ, nasality degree, speech unintelligibility, and different causes of VPI
Total (n = 50) | VPI causes | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Velopharyngeal disproportion (n = 7) | CPO (n = 35) | UCLP (n = 3) | BCLP (n = 5) | |||
IQ degree | 75.2 ± 14.5 | 72.43 ± 8.75 | 75.74 ± 14.86 | 70.67 ± 25.93 | 78 ± 14.3 | 0.861 |
Verbal ability | 79.62 ± 12.11 | 78.43 ± 6.78 | 79.26 ± 12.64 | 79.33 ± 18.9 | 84 ± 12.73 | 0.868 |
Visual ability | 79.88 ± 14.3 | 78 ± 9.93 | 80.03 ± 14.89 | 74.67 ± 21.39 | 84.6 ± 13.74 | 0.795 |
Quantitative potential | 76.04 ± 13.01 | 72 ± 9.17 | 76.17 ± 13.21 | 76.67 ± 20.03 | 80.4 ± 14.59 | 0.754 |
Memory | 82.02 ± 12.73 | 83.14 ± 8.23 | 82.2 ± 13.7 | 77.33 ± 17.01 | 82 ± 11.14 | 0.931 |
Nasality degree | ||||||
Slight | 27 (54%) | 4 (57.1%) | 18 (51.4%0 | 2 (66.7%) | 3 (60%) | 0.937 |
Mild | 20 (40%) | 2 (28.6%) | 15 (42.9%) | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (40%) | |
Moderate | 3 (6%) | 1 (14.3%) | 2 (5.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Speech unintelligibility | ||||||
Normal | 6 (12%) | 1 (14.3%) | 5 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.005** |
Slight | 22 (44%) | 4 (57.1) | 16 (45.7%) | 2 (66.7%) | 0 (0%) | |
Mild | 10 (20%) | 1 (14.3%) | 8 (22.9%) | 1 (33.3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Moderate | 11 (22%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (17.1%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (100%) | |
Severe | 1 (2%) | 1 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |