Table 1 Distribution of subcategories by sex in terms of morphological features (*p < 0.05)
From: Metric and morphological features of the ear in sex classification
Male | Female | Total | Chi-square (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Darwin’s tubercle | ||||
Absent | 151 | 112 | 263 | 2.173 (0.537) |
Enlargement | 18 | 22 | 40 | |
Nodosity | 16 | 13 | 29 | |
Projection | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
Helix forms | ||||
Normally rolled | 144 | 116 | 260 | 14.868* (0.002) |
Wide covering scapha | 9 | 22 | 31 | |
Flat | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Concave marginal | 35 | 15 | 50 | |
Ear lobe forms | ||||
Tongue | 102 | 94 | 196 | 10.243* (0.017) |
Triangular | 14 | 10 | 24 | |
Arched | 51 | 20 | 71 | |
Square | 28 | 31 | 59 | |
Ear lobe attachments | ||||
Attached | 21 | 18 | 39 | 1.018 (0.601) |
Free | 116 | 84 | 200 | |
Partially attached | 58 | 53 | 111 | |
Total | 195 | 155 | 350 | |