Do the dimensions of the hard palate have a relationship with the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses? A CBCT study

Table 3 Multiple linear regression for the association between the volumes of the upper airways and maxillary sinuses and the linear measurements of the hard palate

Multiple linear regression	Factors	BC	SE	CI (95% for B)	p-value
Upper airways
Total volume	HP width (1st PM)	0.189	0.197	(0.082–0.857)	0.018*
	HP height (1st PM)	− 0.121	0.147	(− 0.595–− 0.017)	0.038*
	HP width (1st M)	− 0.042	0.159	(− 0.398–0.228)	0.593
Nasopharynx volume	HP width (1st PM)	0.198	0.083	(0.045–0.373)	0.013*
	HP height (1st PM)	− 0.123	0.062	(− 0.255–− 0.009)	0.035*
	HP width (1st M)	− 0.033	0.068	(− 0.162–0.104)	0.669
Oropharynx volume	HP width (1st PM)	0.132	0.105	(0.032–0.446)	0.024*
Oropharynx volume	HP height (1st PM)	− 0.096	0.107	(− 0.386–0.034)	0.100
Maxillary sinuses
Total volume	HP width (1st M)	0.291	0.173	(0.486–1.169)	p < 0.0001*
Total volume	HP height (1^st M)	0.358	0.229	(0.895–1.798)	p < 0.0001*

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