Does 3-dimensional facial attractiveness relate to golden ratio, neoclassical canons, ‘ideal’ ratios and ‘ideal’ angles?

Zwahlen, Roger A.; Tang, Alexander T. H.; Leung, Wai Keung; Tan, Su Keng

doi:10.1186/s40902-022-00358-2

Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 1 Comparison of attractive male and female faces with golden ratio (1.618)

From: Does 3-dimensional facial attractiveness relate to golden ratio, neoclassical canons, ‘ideal’ ratios and ‘ideal’ angles?

Parameters	Descriptions	Attractive male faces (n = 5)						Attractive female faces (n = 5)
		Total judges		Layman judges		Orthognathic judges		Total judges		Layman judges		Orthognathic judges
		Median	p-value	Median	p-value	Median	p-value	Median	p-value	Median	p-value	Median	p-value
G1	Tr-Ex′: Ex′-Al′	1.78	0.50	1.78	0.14	1.78	0.50	1.88	0.04*	1.88	0.04*	1.89	0.04*
G2	Tr-Ex′: Ch′-Me	1.79	0.89	1.85	0.35	1.79	0.89	1.75	0.35	1.75	0.89	1.56	0.35
G3	Tr-Al′: Tr-Ex′	1.56	0.69	1.56	0.23	1.56	0.69	1.52	0.04*	1.52	0.04	1.52	0.04*
G4	TR-Al′: Ex′-Ch′	1.75	0.35	1.75	0.14	1.75	0.35	1.7	0.04*	1.7	0.04*	1.66	0.04*
G5	Tr-Al′: Al′-Me	1.51	0.50	1.55	0.89	1.51	0.50	1.53	0.08	1.53	0.04*	1.52	0.08
G6	Tr-Me: Tr-Al′	1.56	0.23	1.51	0.08	1.56	0.23	1.55	0.04*	1.55	0.04*	1.57	0.04*
G7	Tr-Me: Ex′-Me	1.67	0.89	1.67	0.35	1.67	0.89	1.7	0.04*	1.7	0.04*	1.66	0.04*
G8	Ex′-Al′: Al-Ch′	1.4	0.14	1.34	0.14	1.4	0.14	1.29	0.04*	1.29	0.04*	1.22	0.04*
G9	Ex′-Ch′: Ex′-Al′	1.53	0.50	1.65	0.89	1.53	0.50	1.68	0.35	1.68	0.23	1.69	0.35
G10	Ex′-Ch′: Ch′-Me	1.44	0.14	1.53	0.50	1.44	0.14	1.64	0.69	1.64	0.23	1.42	0.69
G11	Me-Ex′: Ex′-Tr	1.4	0.35	1.4	0.23	1.4	0.35	1.38	0.04*	1.38	0.04*	1.45	0.04*
G12	Ex′-Me: Ex′-Ch′	1.63	0.89	1.63	0.69	1.63	0.89	1.57	0.34	1.57	0.50	1.59	0.34
G13	Ex′-Me: Al′-Me	1.41	0.04*	1.41	0.04*	1.41	0.04*	1.42	0.04*	1.42	0.04*	1.41	0.04*
G14	Al′-Me: Ex′-Al′	1.81	0.23	1.95	0.23	1.81	0.23	1.87	0.04*	1.87	0.04*	1.89	0.04*
G15	Al′-Me: Ch′-Me	1.71	0.14	1.74	0.08	1.71	0.14	1.78	0.23	1.78	0.35	1.7	0.23
G16	Ch′-Me: Al′-Ch′	1.41	0.08	1.34	0.08	1.41	0.08	1.28	0.35	1.28	0.35	1.37	0.35
G17	X(R)-X(L): Ex(R)-Ex(L)	1.58	0.22	1.58	0.35	1.58	0.22	1.53	0.04*	1.53	0.08	1.56	0.04*
G18	Ex(R)-Ex(L): Ch(R)-Ch(L)	1.96	0.04*	1.94	0.04	1.96	0.04*	1.87	0.04*	1.87	0.04*	1.87	0.04*
G19	Ch(R)-Ch(L): Al(R)-Al(L)	1.26	0.04*	1.39	0.04	1.26	0.04*	1.39	0.04*	1.39	0.04*	1.39	0.04*

^*Significant p-value < 0.05

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