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Table 5 Comparison of percent consonants correct (PCC) and percent non-oral errors (Non-oral errors) between total groups with cleft soft palate (SP; n=10), cleft soft and hard palate (SHP; n=30), unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP; n=39), and bilateral cleft lip and palate (BCLP; n=20) when analyzed pair wise (Mann Whitney test)

From: Speech in a consecutive series of children born with cleft lip and palate with and without syndromes and/or additional malformations

Groups

Outcomes

PCC

Non-oral errors

U

P

U

p

SP – SHP

121.0

0.364

136.0

0.565

SP – UCLP

122.5

0.072

192.0

0.912

SP – BCLP

27.5

0.001**

42.0

0.010*

SHP – UCLP

495.5

0.278

540.5

0.455

SHP – BCLP

144.5

0.002**

173.0

0.005**

UCLP – BCLP

210.0

0.004**

206.5

0.001**

  1. PCC percent consonants correct, Non-oral errors percent non-oral errors
  2. */** Significant at <.05/<.01
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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