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Tunneling time was defined as the interval from vestibular incision to completion of the subplatysmal tunnel. Preoperative sagittal neck computed tomography (CT) images were used to measure linear distances and angles between the mentum, hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage, thyroid isthmus, and sternal notch, as well as anterior neck soft tissue thickness. Clinicopathologic data and CT measurements were analyzed using univariate and multivariate linear regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean tunneling time was 25.3\u00a0min, with no significant difference observed between males (25.6\u00a0min) and females (25.2\u00a0min). In multivariate linear regression analysis, the skin-to-thyroid cartilage notch thickness (tST) (B=0.550,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.024) and the mentum-to-thyroid cartilage notch distance (dMT) (B=0.347,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.028) were significantly associated with tunneling time (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      =.006).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Tunneling time was associated with skin thickness over the thyroid cartilage notch and the mentum-to\u2013thyroid cartilage notch distance. 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