Relationship between XXXX and sleep-disordered @entity1614 .

@entity2122 @entity1 @entity387 @entity1614 @entity27 @entity854 @entity386
OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and nature of @entity2122 in @entity1 with @entity1614 and to investigate the relationship between @entity2122 and @entity27 ( @entity27 ) severity in these @entity1 . DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: @entity1614 clinic in a tertiary teaching hospital. @entity1 : Fifteen consecutive adult @entity1 (7 @entity1 and 8 @entity1 ; mean [+/- SD] age, 34.8 +/- 13.2 years) who had @entity1614 . MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Apneic status was determined from standard overnight polysomnography testing. Measurements from standardized lateral cephalometric radiographs were compared to normative data. Thirteen @entity1 had @entity27 , which was defined as an @entity386 / @entity387 index (AHI) of > 5 episodes per hour (mean AHI, 22 +/- 15 episodes per hour). A high prevalence of @entity2122 was found with significant gender differences for some of the variables. Significant abnormalities for the entire group were bimaxillary retrusion, a reduced maxillary length, an increased total anterior face height, a long lower anterior face height, an obtuse gonial angle, a steep mandibular plane, a reduced posterior nasal airway height, a reduced posterior airway space, and an increased distance from the mandibular plane to the hyoid bone. Univariate analysis revealed significant correlations among the total anterior face height, the upper anterior and posterior face heights, the mandibular length, and AHI. There was a significant correlation between the rank of the number of @entity854 per @entity1 and AHI in those @entity1 with @entity27 . CONCLUSIONS: @entity2122 are common in @entity1 with @entity1614 . The relationship between some cephalometric parameters and @entity386 severity suggests a potential role of craniofacial structure in the pathogenesis of @entity27 in these @entity1 .
