Heritability(h2) of pharyngometric measures in white subjects by adjustments
| Age/sex | Age/sex/BMI | Age/sex/neck circ. | ||||
| h2 | p-value | h2 | p-value | h2 | p-value | |
| CSA | ||||||
| Maximum | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.27 |
| Mean | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
| Minimum | 0.34 | 0.004 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.004 |
| Proximal minimum | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.03 |
| Distal minimum | 0.37 | 0.02 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.35 | 0.02 |
| Relative maximum location | 0.06 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.40 | 0.03 | 0.43 |
| Length | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
| Volume | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.50 |
BMI: body mass index; circ.: circumference; CSA: cross-sectional area.