Table 3 Difference in lengths (ring finger–index finger)
Sex | Left Hand | Right hand | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Phalanx (mm) | Metacarpal (mm) | Total length (mm) (Phalanx+Metacarpal) | Phalanx (mm) | Metacarpal (mm) | Total length (mm) (Phalanx+Metacarpal) | |||||||||||||
Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | Med. | Min | Max | |
Male | + 7.3 | −0.2 | + 13.8 | −8.0 | −14.3 | −1.3 | −1.1 | −7.4 | + 11.0 | + 7.1 | + 1.3 | + 11.7 | −8.6 | −15.2 | −3.1 | −1.3 | −9.5 | + 6.9 |
Female | + 5.6 | + 0.1 | + 13.2 | −8.1 | −15.1 | −2.8 | −2.3 | −10.7 | + 4.4 | + 6.0 | + 0.0 | + 10.6 | −8.6 | −13.6 | −0.4 | −2.3 | −10.9 | + 3.4 |