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Table 1 Sex differences of foramen magnum and occipital condyles dimensions among the studied Egyptian population (n=367)

From: Sexual dimorphism of foramen magnum: An Egyptian study

Variables (cm.)

Male (n=163)

Female (n=204)

Student t-test

p-value

Mean ± SD

Min-Max

Mean ± SD

Min-Max

ROCW

1.16±0.13

0.84-1.48

1.11±0.14

0.80-1.49

3.39

0.001*

LOCW

1.12±0.13

0.77-1.41

1.13±0.12

0.73-1.43

0.691

0.490

Paired tÂĄ

t=3.69 p=<0.001*

t=2.02 p=0.045*

-

-

ROCL

2.08±0.24

1.53-2.88

1.89±0.25

1.25-3.07

7.43

<0.001*

LOCL

2.07±0.24

1.09-2.64

1.97±0.22

1.36-2.52

4.16

<0.001*

Paired tÂĄ

t=0.450 p=0.653

t=5.12 p=<0.001*

-

-

MBD

2.89±0.59

1.34-5.35

2.72±0.49

1.82-4.77

3.01

0.003*

MnICD

1.54±0.90

0.76-9.11

1.37±0.31

0.70-2.23

2.62

0.009*

FMW

3.15±0.26

2.25-3.85

2.99±0.27

2.45-3.85

5.61

<0.001*

FML

3.68±0.33

2.55-5.19

3.57±0.33

2.82-4.69

3.12

0.002*

FMI

117.45±10.35

92.43-158.9

119.85±9.38

86.59-163.99

2.326

0.021*

FMA

9.12±1.34

4.50-15.69

8.43±1.42

5.82-13.18

4.761

<0.001*

Variables(mm)

FMW

31.5±2.6

22.5-38.5

29.9±2.7

24.5-38.5

 

FML

36.8±3.3

25.5-51.9

35.7±3.3

28.2-46.9

FMI

85.60±10.35

88.24-74.18

83.75±9.38

82.09-86.88

FMA

910.0±134.1

397.4-1569.0

838.0±142.1

542.4-1417.4

  1. SD: Standard deviation, cm: centimeter, Min: minimum, Max: maximum, ROCW: Right occipital condylar width, LOCW: Left occipital condylar width, ROCL: Right occipital condylar length, LOCL: Left occipital condylar length,MBD: Maximum intercondylar distance,MnICD: Minimum intercondylar distance, FMW: Foramen magnum width, FML: Foramen magnum length, FMI: Foramen magnum index, FMA: Foramen magnum area, ÂĄ Paired-t comparing right to left, *significant p <0.05.