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Table 2 Comparison between male and female according to different measurements in each side

From: Radiological anatomy of foramen rotundum and its surgical implications

  

Sex

Test of Sig

P

Male (n = 47)

Female (n = 53)

FRML (cm)

Right side

Min.–Max.

1.20–2.17

1.27–2.0

U=956.0*

0.046*

Mean ± SD.

1.75 ± 0.23

1.67 ± 0.18

Median (IQR)

1.79 (1.61–1.91)

1.70 (1.53–1.82)

Left side

Min.–Max.

1.22–2.70

1.48–2.21

U=1142.5

0.477

Mean ± SD.

1.83 ± 0.26

1.80 ± 0.17

Median (IQR)

1.83 (1.71–1.96)

1.80 (1.68–1.89)

Z (p0)

1.730 (0.084)

4.177* (<0.001*)

  

HOR-FRVC (mm)

Right side

Min.–Max.

1.68–8.94

1.80–8.26

t=0.495

0.621

Mean ± SD.

4.53 ± 1.52

4.69 ± 1.72

Median (IQR)

4.45 (3.37–5.38)

4.35 (3.32–5.92)

Left side

Min.–Max.

1.65–9.01

1.41–10.0

t=1.049

0.297

Mean ± SD.

4.55 ± 1.54

4.90 ± 1.73

Median (IQR)

4.59 (3.37–5.43)

4.48 (3.70–5.97)

t0 (p0)

0.084 (0.933)

0.947 (0.348)

  

VERT-FRVC (mm)

Right side

Min.–Max.

0.50–7.62

0.70–8.45

U=1244.0

0.992

Mean ± SD.

3.90 ± 1.56

4.08 ± 2.01

Median (IQR)

3.63 (2.72–4.63)

3.76 (2.64–5.86)

Left side

Min.–Max.

1.31–9.39

1.0–8.47

U=1070.5

0.227

Mean ± SD.

3.92 ± 1.84

4.31 ± 1.93

Median (IQR)

3.65 (2.52–5.02)

4.30 (2.80–5.43)

Z (p0)

0.085 (0.933)

1.053 (0.292)

  

DD-FRVC (mm)

Right side

Min.–Max.

1.31–10.0

0.77–12.0

t=0.299

0.765

Mean ± SD.

5.47 ± 2.04

5.34 ± 2.44

Median (IQR)

5.40 (3.82–7.05)

4.69 (3.73–7.17)

Left side

Min.–Max.

1.30–10.50

1.0–11.60

t=0.153

0.879

Mean ± SD.

5.67 ± 2.56

5.74 ± 2.25

Median (IQR)

5.60 (3.50–7.30)

5.64 (4.40–7.55)

t0 (p0)

0.703 (0.486)

2.004* (0.050*)

  

FR-DMT (mm)

Right side

Min.–Max.

2.0–4.51

1.44–4.15

U=950.0*

0.041*

Mean ± SD.

3.27 ± 0.59

3.05 ± 0.49

Median (IQR)

3.36 (2.82–3.70)

3.0 (2.84–3.37)

Left side

Min.–Max.

1.29–7.28

1.88–4.31

U=919.0*

0.024*

Mean ± SD.

3.35 ± 0.97

2.97 ± 0.55

Median (IQR)

3.20 (2.84–3.56)

2.94 (2.62–3.24)

Z (p0)

0.482 (0.630)

1.070 (0.285)

  
  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range, t Student’s t test, U Mann-Whitney U test, t0 paired t test, Z Wilcoxon-signed ranks test
  2. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05, FR-DMT foramen rotundum diameter, DD-FRVC direct distance foramen rotundum to vidian canal, VERT-FRVC vertical distance foramen rotundum to vidian canal, HOR-FRVC horizontal distance foramen rotundum to vidian canal; FRML distance foramen rotundum to midline