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. 2024 Jan 8;12:484. Originally published 2023 May 11. [Version 3] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.132477.3

Table 1. Overview of descriptive statistics calculated in adult cadavers (mm).

Variables Mean ± Standard deviation Range
Length (R) 64.44 ± 12.52 40–95
Length (L) 64.73 ± 12.81 38–100
Width (R) 15 ± 4.18 8–24
Width (L) 15.03 ± 3.52 9–22
Thickness (R) 1.32 ± 0.55 0.5–2
Thickness (L) 1.4 ± 0.80 0.5–4
Length of the triangular gap * 17.33 ± 5.30 8–26
Breadth of the triangular gap * 10.05 ± 3.60 5–17
ASIS - LBM (R) 122.5 ± 10.41 104–149
ASIS - LBM (L) 120.75 ± 8.00 105–138
ASIS - Apex (R) 118.25 ± 10.75 100–148
ASIS - Apex (L) 114.55 ± 12.16 94–144
ASIS - PS (R) 139.81 ± 7.74 122–158
ASIS - PS (L) 140.81 ± 7.10 128–152
DUA 97.48 ± 14.33 72–123
DUP 159.77 ± 15.36 130–192

R, right; L, left; ASIS, anterior superior iliac spine; LBM, lateral part of base of muscle; PS, pubic symphysis; DUA, distance between umbilicus to apex of muscle; DUP, distance between umbilicus to pubic symphysis.

*

Length of the triangular gap as shown in Figure 2; width of the triangular gap as shown in Figure 2.