From: Sexual dimorphism of foramen magnum: An Egyptian study
Variables (cm.) | Male (n=163) | Female (n=204) | Student t-test | p-value | ||
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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 |