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Table 8 Statistical analysis of facial soft tissue thickness variation between males and females (Independent t test)

From: Age and sex dependent differences in midline facial soft tissue thicknesses measured on MRI scans of Northwest Indian subjects: a forensic anthropological study

Midline PTS

Male (n = 57)

Female (n = 63)

t test with significance

Mean ± S.D

Max

Min

Range

Variance

SEM

Mean ± S.D

Max

Min

Range

Variance

SEM

Vertex

7.61 ± 1.47

11.00

4.52

6.47

2.17

0.20

7.50 ± 1.21

9.99

5.00

4.99

1.47

0.15

0.480

Opisthocranion

7.34 ± 1.87

13.10

4.11

9.01

3.50

0.25

6.54 ± 1.46

9.43

3.84

5.59

2.12

0.18

2.577*

Supraglabella

5.47 ± 1.05

7.63

2.87

4.76

1.10

0.14

4.85 ± 1.14

7.92

2.59

5.33

1.30

0.14

3.081*

Glabella

6.66 ± 1.36

9.67

3.82

5.85

1.85

0.18

6.16 ± 1.43

10.30

3.91

6.41

2.04

0.18

1.982*

Metopian

5.37 ± 1.35

8.43

3.32

5.11

1.82

0.18

5.04 ± 1.40

9.15

2.72

6.43

1.95

0.18

1.336

Nasion

6.76 ± 1.59

10.50

3.47

7.07

2.52

0.21

5.62 ± 1.54

10.30

3.27

6.98

2.37

0.19

3.995**

Rhinion

3.10 ± 1.01

7.43

1.52

5.91

1.03

0.13

2.40 ± 0.59

4.13

1.42

2.71

0.35

0.07

4.548**

Pronasale

5.87 ± 1.37

8.73

3.06

5.66

1.88

0.18

5.27 ± 1.31

11.80

2.71

9.04

1.73

0.17

2.416*

Subnasale

10.23 ± 2.84

18.49

5.04

13.46

8.05

0.38

7.43 ± 1.81

11.60

3.69

7.94

3.29

0.23

6.360**

Midphiltrium

11.23 ± 1.83

15.60

6.88

8.72

3.35

0.24

8.83 ± 1.65

13.10

6.07

7.02

2.71

0.21

7.519**

Labile superius

11.20 ± 2.17

16.21

6.59

9.62

4.71

0.29

9.51 ± 1.84

13.10

4.90

8.23

3.38

0.23

4.543**

Labile inferius

10.61 ± 1.93

15.90

7.08

8.82

3.72

0.25

9.33 ± 1.86

14.50

6.57

7.90

3.46

0.23

3.667**

Incisorsuperius

6.39 ± 1.93

14.90

2.99

11.90

3.74

0.26

5.50 ± 0.81

7.19

3.62

3.57

0.66

0.10

3.246*

Supradentale

10.20 ± 1.99

16.40

6.41

9.99

3.97

0.26

8.39 ± 1.68

12.90

4.40

8.52

2.83

0.21

5.267**

Infradentale

8.88 ± 1.69

13.50

4.64

8.87

2.85

0.22

7.53 ± 1.26

10.40

4.68

5.70

1.58

0.16

4.940**

Pogonion

11.70 ± 2.51

16.70

6.80

9.90

6.31

0.33

10.03 ± 1.95

15.00

5.09

9.91

3.80

0.25

4.069**

Supragnathion

8.77 ± 1.89

14.70

5.02

9.68

3.57

0.25

7.25 ± 1.66

13.20

4.16

9.04

2.75

0.21

4.669**

Gnathion

6.59 ± 1.50

10.8

3.89

6.91

2.25

0.20

5.82 ± 1.35

10.20

3.47

6.73

1.81

0.17

2.951*

Supramentale

10.14 ± 1.80

15.50

6.30

9.20

3.24

0.24

8.65 ± 1.92

12.70

2.61

10.10

3.70

0.24

4.385**

Inion

7.72 ± 1.94

11.4

4.24

7.16

3.77

0.26

7.28 ± 1.98

13.30

3.92

9.38

3.91

0.25

1.234

  1. *p < .05
  2. **p < .001