Table 1 CT measurements of the trachea and the subglottic area
From: Tracheal and subglottic dimensions: a computed tomography cross section study of adult population
Trachea | Subglottic area | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Transverse diameter | Anteroposterior diameter | Transverse diameter | Anteroposterior diameter | |
All patients | 15.5 ± 2.1 | 16.56 ± 2.77 | 15.1 ± 1.86 | 17.75 + 2.76 |
Males | 16.67 ± 2.13 | 17.7 ± 2.4 | 16.4 ± 2.46 | 18.9 + 2.8 |
Females | 14.5 ± 1.5 | 15.5 ± 2.5 | 14.4 ± 1.7 | 16.7 + 2.25 |
T test | 8.3296 | 6.3482 | 2.4585 | 6.9599 |
P value | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0148 | < 0.0001 |