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Table 4 Comparison between the mean anthropometric facial measurements in the current study and other studies of Arab populations and other ethnicities

From: The validity of three neo-classical facial canons in young adults originating from the Arabian Peninsula

Ethnic group N

Upper Third

Middle third

Lower third

EFL

ICD

NB

tr-n

n-sn

sn-gn

en-ex

ex-ex

al-al

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

Current Study

Saudi

M = 75 F = 93

64.7 (7.5)

65.5 (6.9)

54.1 (4.3)

53.2 (4.1)

65.0 (5.2)

60.3 (4.6)

32.9 (2.7)

32.4 (3.4)

30.3 (3.1)

30.3 (2.4)

36.6 (3.2)

32.9 (3.3)

Dharap et al. 2013

Gulf Arabs

M = 51 F = 117

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

37.1 (3.4)

33.2 (2.4)

Algaidi et al. 2012

Egyptian

M = 108 F = 88

N/A

N/A

54.7 (0.5)

45.8 (0.2)*

63.8 (0.6)*

56.4 (0.6)*

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

39.8 (0.4)*

32.8 (0.5)

Bokhari 2011

Saudi

M = 276 F = 392

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

30.8 (2.9)*

29.5 (2.8)*

32.7 (2.8)*

31.3 (3.5)*

N/A

N/A

Husein et al. 2010

Indian American

F = 102

N/A

63.9 (7.4)

N/A

58.1 (5.5)*

N/A

57.8 (7.5)*

N/A

30.6 (2.4)*

N/A

31.2 (3.7)*

N/A

35.6 (3.3)*

Farkas et al. 2005

Egyptian

M = 30 F = 30

63.6 (9.5)

61.2 (6.0)*

54.6 (5.6)

47.4 (5.2)*

64.1 (6.4)

57.8 (4.5)*

31.5 (1.8)*

30.8 (1.8)*

31.8 (2.1)*

30.9 (2.3)

32.4 (4.0)*

29.3 (3.7)*

Farkas et al. 2005

Iranian

M = 30 F = 30

53.4 (8.2)*

56.9 (8.3)*

62.6 (3.2)*

66.2 (4.4)*

73.3 (4.3)*

66.2 (4.4)*

37.2 (3.5)*

24.4 (3.3)*

27.3 (2.7)*

24.6 (3.5)*

35.3 (3.0)

32.1 (2.5)

Farkas et al. 2005

Turkish

M = 30 F = 30

61.9 (6.1)

60.7 (7.0)*

58.1 (3.5)*

55.2 (4.0)*

65.9 (4.2)

59.1 (3.8)

30.6 (1.2)*

29.8 (1.6)*

32.8 (2.6)*

31.7 (2.2)*

36.8 (2.3)

32.9 (2.1)

Farkas 2005

North American white

M = 109 F = 200

67.1 (7.5)*

63.0 (6.0)*

54.8 (3.3)

50.6 (3.1)*

72.6 (4.5)*

64.3 (4.0)*

31.3 (1.2)*

30.7 (1.2)*

33.3 (2.7)*

31.8 (2.3)*

34.9 (2.1)*

31.4 (2.0)*

Farkas et al. 2005

Chinese

M = 30 F = 30

67.1 (6.9)

64.1 (7.5)

53.5 (2.8)

51.7 (3.3)

72.7 (5.2)*

66.4 (5.6)*

29.4 (1.2)*

28.5 (1.8)*

37.9 (3.3)*

36.5 (3.2)*

39.2 (2.9)*

37.2 (2.1)*

Farkas et al. 2007

African American

M = 50 F = 50

72.0 (7.8)*

67.1 (5.9)

51.8 (3.1)*

48.8 (3.7)*

78.7 (7.3)*

71.5 (5.2)*

32.9 (1.7)

32.4 (2.4)

35.8 (2.9)*

34.4 (3.4)*

44.1 (3.4)*

40.1 (3.2)*

  1. Values are expressed as mean measurements and standard deviation in parenthesis. EFL: eye fissure length, ICD: intercanthal distance, NB: nasal base. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05.
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