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Table 2 Comparison with Farkas et al. [8] data using two-sample t tests (Kenyan males)

From: Normative anthropometry and proportions of the Kenyan-African face and comparative anthropometry in relation to African Americans and North American Whites

Kenyan male face

 

KM Mean (n = 36)

NAW (SD) (n-109)

P value

AA (SD) (n = 50)

P value

Vertical measurements

Forehead height II tr-n

72.2 (2.3)

67.1 (7.5)

< 0.001*

72.0 (7.7)

0.850

Nasal height n-sn

51.0 (1.9)

54.8 (3.3)

< 0.001*

51.9 (3.0)

0.077

Lower face height sn-me

76.4 (3.6)

72.6 (4.5)

< 0.001*

78.9 (6.7)

0.025

Upper lip height sn-sto

25.5 (1.3)

22.3 (2.1)

< 0.001*

26.1 (2.5)

0.107

Lower lip height sto-sl

22.5 (1.9)

19.7 (2.1)

< 0.001*

22.5 (1.9)

0.402

Horizontal measurements

Intercanthal distance en-en

32.2 (1.9)

33.3 (2.7)

0.011

35.8 (2.8)

< 0.001*

Eye width ex-en

34.0 (3.4)

31.3 (1.3)

< 0.001*

32.9 (1.7)

0.094

Biocular width ex-ex

98.2 (3.5)

91.2 (3.0)

< 0.001*

96.8 (4.5)

0.110

Nasal width al-al

43.2 (3.8)

34.9 (2.1)

< 0.001*

44.1 (3.4)

0.234

Mouth width ch-ch

55.9 (3.3)

54.5 (3.0)

0.027

54.6 (4.1)

0.106

  1. *Clinically significant difference set at +/− 3 mm