Normal radiological anatomy of thyroid cartilage in 600 Chinese individuals: implications for anterior cervical spine surgery

Table 5 Correlations of all radiographic parameters with age, weight, height, and BMI

	Age	Weight	Height	BMI
D1	−.047	.400^a	.527^a	.148^a
V1	.124^b	.244^a	.350^a	.073
D2	−.073	.394^a	.531^a	.136^a
V2	.202^a	.163^a	.331^a	−.025
D3	.019	.505^a	.626^a	.215^a
V3	.130^a	.187^a	.430^a	−.064

D1, D2, and D3 transverse diameter of thyroid cartilage or trachea of SBTC, IBTC, and IBCC
V1, V2, and V3 transverse diameter of vertebral body or intervertebral disc of SBTC, IBTC, and IBCC
^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
^bCorrelation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)

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