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Table 2 Palatal dimensions associated with palatal fistula

From: Challenges to achieving low palatal fistula rates following primary cleft palate repair: experience of an institution in Uganda

Palatal dimension measured

No fistula

Fistula

p-value for t test

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Palatal index at initial surgery

  < 0.4 mm

0.32 (0.06)

0.26 (0.09)

0.198

 ≥ 0.4 mm

0.51 (0.06)

0.58 (0.15)

0.046

Palatal index at second stage

  < 0.4 mm

0.28 (0.05)

0.36 (0.03)

0.034

  ≥ 0.4 mm

0.44 (0.02)

0.51 (0.08)

0.015

  1. p-values in bold are statistically significant