Postmenstrual age (weeks) | |||||||
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28 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 53 | 66 | 92 | |
Palate depth (mm) | 6.20 (0.36) n=19 | 6.84 (0.18) n=42 | 7.44 (0.18) n=37 | 8.17 (0.21) n=35 | 9.34 (0.15) n=27 | 9.24 (0.34) n=27 | 9.37 (0.30) n=27 |
Palate width (mm) | 20.93 (0.65) n=19 | 23.38 (0.46) n=42 | 25.79 (0.46) n=36 | 28.28 (0.42) n=34 | 31.20 (0.49) n=26 | 32.16 (0.54) n=28 | 33.80 (0.53) n=28 |
Palatal index | 0.30 (0.02) n=19 | 0.30 (0.01) n=41 | 0.29 (0.01) n=36 | 0.29 (0.01) n=34 | 0.30 (0.01) n=26 | 0.29 (0.01) n=27 | 0.28 (0.01) n=27 |