From: The effect of intervelar veloplasty under magnification (Sommerlad’s Technique) without tympanostomy on middle ear effusion in cleft palate patients
Variable
Average± SDa/ frequency
Gender
Male
Female
P. value
Age (month)
11.5 ± 2.1
11.4 ± 2.3
11.6 ± 2.0
0.703
ICPb
21
8
13
0.909
UCLPc
17
6
11
0.838
BLCLPd
3
2
1
0.285
Submucosa cleft
0
0.276