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Table 8 Proportional indices comparison of Kenyan African males and females to North American Whites

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

 

KAM

Diff NAW

KAF

Diff NAW

P value

Vermillion total upper lip height

55.9 (5.5)

12.8 (5.5)

56.3 (5.7)

27.5 (39.6)

< 0.001

Vermillion cutaneous upper lip height

99.4 (11.1)

11.6 (11.1)

99.2 (4.8)

11.8 (4.8)

< 0.001

Nose— mouth width

77.3 (7.0)

12.0 (7.0)

78.7 (9.1)

15.4 (9.1)

< 0.001

Intercanthal nasal width

75.2 (7.0)

−19.9 (7.7)

79.5 (7.4)

−21.4 (7.4)

< 0.001

Lower face height

50.1 (2.4)

6.4 (2.4)

40.7 (2.4)

−3.1 (2.4)

< 0.001

  1. KAM Kenyan African males, KAF Kenyan African females, NAW North American Whites
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