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Table 3 Comparison with Farkas et al. [8] data using two-sample t tests (Kenyan females)

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

Kenyan female face

 

KF mean (n = 36)

NAW (SD) (n-200)

P value

AA (SD) (n = 50)

P value

Vertical measurements

Forehead height II tr-n

67.5 (2.9)

63.0 (6.0)

< 0.001*

67.1 (5.9)

0.693

Nasal height n-sn

47.6 (3.1)

50.6 (3.1)

< 0.001*

48.8 (3.7)

0.114

Lower face height sn-me

69.5 (4.8)

64.3 (4.0)

< 0.001*

71.5 (5.2)

0.061

Upper lip height sn-sto

24.0 (2.5)

20.1 (2.0)

< 0.001*

24.5 (3.0)

0.435

Lower lip height sto-sl

20.7 (1.1)

17.8 (4.7)

< 0.001*

20.2 (2.4)

0.163

Horizontal measurements

Intercanthal distance en-en

32.1 (1.4)

31.8 (2.3)

0.225

34.4 (0.5)

< 0.001*

Eye width ex-en

33.7 (1.5)

30.7 (1.2)

< 0.001*

32.2 (2.0)

0.087

Biocular width ex-ex

94.4 (4.9)

87.8 (3.2)

< 0.001*

92.9 (5.3)

0.185

Nasal width al-al

40.7 (3.7)

31.4 (2.0)

< 0.001*

40.1 (3.2)

0.411

Mouth width ch-ch

52.0 (4.0)

50.2 (3.5)

0.012

53.6 (4.0)

0.073

  1. *Clinically significant difference set at ± 3 mm
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