Table 3

- Correlation of dependent and independent variables with variables considered to be confounding factors.

Variables		Age	BMI	Amount of bleeding	Duration of surgery	Maxillary advancement	Maxillary impaction	Mandibular setback	Mandibular advacement
The amount of edema on the first day postoperatively (cm²) (T1-0)	rho	-0.131	-0.150	-0.003	0.196	-0.178	0.054	0.230	-0.196
	p	0.366	0.298	0.981	0.173	0.216	0.708	0.107	0.172
The amount of edema on the third day postoperatively (cm²) (T3-0)	rho	-0.079	-0.107	-0.076	0.183	-0.182	0.013	0.118	-0.272
	p	0.587	0.460	0.602	0.147	0.207	0.926	0.415	0.056
Number of IV analgesic drug applications for the first 24 hours postoperatively	rho	-0.216	-0.186	-0.053	0.223	0.062	0.320^*	0.039	-0.147
	p	0.131	0.196	0.713	0.120	0.671	0.023^*	0.789	0.310
Number of IV analgesic drug applications in the 24-72 hours postoperatively	rho	-0.141	-0.054	0.014	0.049	-0.054	0.228	-0.059	-0.245
	p	0.330	0.710	0.926	0.733	0.711	0.111	0.682	0.086
PLT	rho	-0.181	-0.133	0.010	0.124	-0.223	0.099	-0.090	-0.155
PLT	p	0.208	0.118	0.945	0.391	0.119	0.496	0.534	0.283
MPV	rho	0.138	0.046	0.049	-0.040	-0.183	0.090	0.077	0.153
MPV	p	0.339	0.752	0.733	0.785	0.202	0.536	0.593	0.289
PDW	rho	0.008	-0.072	0.110	0.037	-0.072	0.010	0.132	0.024
PDW	p	0.957	0.620	0.445	0.797	0.621	0.946	0.362	0.871
PCT	rho	-0.159	-0.164	0.028	0.082	-0.237	0.069	-0.012	-0.080
PCT	p	0.270	0.121	0.848	0.571	0.098	0.635	0.934	0.582
PLCR	rho	0.089	-0.054	0.063	-0.028	-0.135	0.016	0.090	0.111
PLCR	p	0.539	0.710	0.666	0.847	0.351	0.911	0.534	0.444

↵* Indicates statistically significant correlations. PLT: platelet count, MPV: mean platelet volume, PDW: platelet distribution width, PCT: plateletcrit, PLCR: platelet large cell ratio, IV: intravenous line, rho: Spearmen correlation coefficient