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Table 6 Comparison of facial ratios of male and female black models with the golden proportion (1.618)

From: Proportions of the aesthetic African-Caribbean face: idealized ratios, comparison with the golden proportion and perceptions of attractiveness

Ratio

Black female model median

Female p value

Black male model median

Male model p value

Intertemporal/intercanthal

1.314

< 0.001

1.313

< 0.001*

Intercanthal/intercheilion

1.903

< 0.001

1.773

< 0.001*

Interalae/interdacryon

1.063

< 0.001

1.17

< 0.001*

Interalae/nose width

2.159

< 0.001

1.968

< 0.001*

Intercheilion/interdacryon

1.443

= 0.002

1.606

p = 0.695

Intercheilion/interalea

1.386

= 0.001

1.377

< 0.001*

Forehead height/intereye-interalae

1.552

= 0.173

1.303

< 0.001*

Forehead height/stomion-soft menton

1.519

= 0.05

1.176

< 0.001*

Ala-soft menton/stomion-soft menton

1.708

= 0.002

1.691

< 0.001*

Intereye-interalae/interalae-stomion

1.408

= 0.006

1.352

< 0.001*

Intereye-soft menton/interalae-soft menton

1.566

= 0.022

1.531

< 0.001*

Intereye-soft menton/intereye-stomion

1.591

= 0.151

1.639

0.323

  1. *Significant differences of ratio between the facial ratios and the golden proportion
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