Table 3.
Results of the measurements concerning the sex
| Category | Sex | Median | LQ | UQ | Minimum | Maximum | Mean | SD | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ObA diameter at its origin (mm) | Women | 3.23 | 2.89 | 3.56 | 2.01 | 4.43 | 3.24 | 0.52 | 0.00 |
| Men | 3.68 | 3.15 | 4.30 | 2.21 | 4.87 | 3.69 | 0.70 | ||
| ObA dross-sectional area at its origin (mm2) | Women | 5.67 | 5.13 | 6.75 | 4.00 | 8.94 | 5.96 | 1.10 | 0.00 |
| Men | 6.95 | 6.25 | 7.60 | 3.68 | 8.84 | 6.81 | 1.12 | ||
| ObA angle at its origin (°) | Women | 136.60 | 125.49 | 145.31 | 100.84 | 155.20 | 134.21 | 14.62 | 0.45 |
| Men | 133.39 | 119.83 | 143.76 | 103.56 | 157.34 | 132.35 | 13.95 | ||
| Aberrant ObA diameter at its origin (mm) | Women | 2.98 | 2.72 | 3.17 | 1.86 | 3.98 | 2.93 | 0.51 | 0.35 |
| Men | 3.13 | 2.82 | 3.48 | 2.39 | 3.84 | 3.14 | 0.46 | ||
| Aberrant ObA cross-sectional area at its origin (mm2) | Women | 4.61 | 3.84 | 5.84 | 2.15 | 7.91 | 4.90 | 1.56 | 0.22 |
| Men | 5.21 | 4.61 | 6.61 | 3.14 | 8.34 | 5.68 | 1.63 | ||
| Diameter of the ATIIA/PTIIA near the origin of the ObA (mm) | Women | 6.24 | 5.69 | 6.50 | 4.77 | 7.69 | 6.17 | 0.73 | 0.00 |
| Men | 7.27 | 6.55 | 7.82 | 4.90 | 8.94 | 7.23 | 0.93 | ||
| ATIIA | Women | 6.00 | 5.62 | 6.39 | 4.77 | 7.60 | 6.01 | 0.61 | 0.00 |
| Men | 7.30 | 6.65 | 7.88 | 4.90 | 8.94 | 7.25 | 0.94 | ||
| PTIIA | Women | 6.36 | 5.77 | 7.29 | 5.00 | 7.69 | 6.48 | 0.84 | 0.04 |
| Men | 7.23 | 6.44 | 7.74 | 5.29 | 8.64 | 7.17 | 0.96 | ||
| Cross-sectional area of the ATIIA/PTIIA near the origin of the ObA (mm2) | Women | 20.87 | 18.00 | 24.42 | 14.58 | 29.46 | 21.32 | 4.01 | 0.00 |
| Men | 28.15 | 23.94 | 31.74 | 13.43 | 38.65 | 27.92 | 5.71 | ||
| ATIIA | Women | 20.53 | 18.11 | 25.47 | 14.58 | 28.63 | 21.31 | 4.08 | 0.00 |
| Men | 28.77 | 24.62 | 32.90 | 13.43 | 38.65 | 28.52 | 5.89 | ||
| PTIIA | Women | 21.10 | 17.42 | 23.59 | 15.54 | 29.46 | 21.34 | 3.96 | 0.01 |
| Men | 25.69 | 22.36 | 29.33 | 20.04 | 36.69 | 26.13 | 4.90 | ||
| Distance from the origin of the ATIIA/PTIIA to the origin of the ObA (mm) | Women | 16.89 | 13.64 | 21.02 | 3.44 | 35.45 | 17.31 | 6.20 | 0.02 |
| Men | 21.10 | 13.55 | 26.03 | 5.26 | 28.38 | 20.03 | 6.65 | ||
| ATIIA | Women | 17.32 | 14.44 | 22.11 | 7.40 | 28.37 | 17.84 | 5.73 | 0.07 |
| Men | 20.29 | 14.30 | 25.84 | 9.34 | 28.38 | 20.10 | 6.23 | ||
| PTIIA | Women | 14.88 | 13.22 | 18.01 | 3.44 | 35.45 | 16.26 | 7.06 | 0.20 |
| Men | 23.59 | 11.44 | 26.46 | 5.26 | 28.10 | 19.82 | 8.10 | ||
| Distance from the ObA to the MRA (mm) | Women | 35.50 | 29.99 | 41.19 | 18.49 | 50.42 | 35.26 | 8.05 | 0.11 |
| Men | 31.04 | 26.86 | 39.41 | 20.42 | 49.30 | 32.92 | 7.49 | ||
| Distance from the ObA to the IGA (mm) | Women | 44.62 | 38.62 | 50.65 | 25.17 | 60.72 | 44.94 | 8.15 | 0.62 |
| Men | 45.00 | 37.41 | 50.01 | 30.23 | 56.37 | 43.91 | 7.38 | ||
| Distance from the ObA to the IPA (mm) | Women | 18.10 | 13.15 | 31.38 | 5.87 | 84.78 | 23.84 | 15.76 | 0.00 |
| Men | 13.30 | 7.08 | 19.14 | 3.23 | 40.42 | 14.96 | 9.81 | ||
| Distance from the origin of the ObA to the origin of the pubic branch (mm) | Women | 108.52 | 100.69 | 116.09 | 95.34 | 118.20 | 107.89 | 8.89 | 0.17 |
| Men | 97.40 | 90.36 | 106.29 | 90.15 | 108.34 | 98.32 | 9.35 | ||
| Diameter of the pubic branch at its origin (mm) | Women | 2.45 | 2.20 | 2.55 | 2.00 | 2.72 | 2.40 | 0.26 | 0.07 |
| Men | 2.06 | 1.95 | 2.15 | 1.89 | 2.18 | 2.05 | 0.13 | ||
| Cross-sectional area of the pubic branch at its origin (mm2) | Women | 3.12 | 2.44 | 3.90 | 2.23 | 4.77 | 3.27 | 1.03 | 0.04 |
| Men | 2.22 | 2.12 | 2.33 | 2.11 | 2.34 | 2.22 | 0.12 | ||
| Distance from the origin of the ObA to the origin of the anterior branch (mm) | Women | 104.08 | 98.83 | 111.06 | 82.46 | 118.65 | 103.87 | 9.65 | 0.00 |
| Men | 95.20 | 90.47 | 99.36 | 83.28 | 107.04 | 95.52 | 6.14 | ||
| Diameter of the anterior branch at its origin (mm) | Women | 2.16 | 2.12 | 2.31 | 2.00 | 2.67 | 2.22 | 0.16 | 0.00 |
| Men | 2.70 | 2.51 | 2.93 | 2.05 | 3.42 | 2.74 | 0.29 | ||
| Cross-sectional area of the anterior branch at its origin (mm2) | Women | 2.64 | 2.44 | 2.78 | 2.22 | 3.12 | 2.63 | 0.24 | 0.00 |
| Men | 2.88 | 2.73 | 3.01 | 1.12 | 3.51 | 2.84 | 0.37 | ||
| Distance from the origin of the ObA to the origin of the posterior branch (mm) | Women | 104.08 | 98.83 | 112.43 | 82.46 | 118.65 | 104.08 | 9.85 | 0.00 |
| Men | 94.70 | 90.47 | 98.09 | 83.28 | 106.88 | 95.11 | 5.72 | ||
| Diameter of the posterior branch at its origin (mm) | Women | 2.20 | 2.01 | 2.33 | 1.70 | 2.75 | 2.17 | 0.23 | 0.83 |
| Men | 2.18 | 1.98 | 2.32 | 1.78 | 2.51 | 2.16 | 0.21 | ||
| Cross-sectional area of the posterior branch at its origin (mm2) | Women | 2.45 | 2.35 | 2.68 | 2.00 | 3.13 | 2.50 | 0.28 | 0.57 |
| Men | 2.42 | 2.22 | 2.63 | 2.00 | 3.53 | 2.47 | 0.33 |
LQ lower quartile, HQ higher quartile, SD standard deviation, ObA obturator artery, ATIIA anterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, PTIIA posterior trunk of the internal iliac artery, MRA middle rectal artery, UA uterine artery, IGA inferior gluteal artery, IPA internal pudendal artery
p values were established using the Mann–Whitney U test
p values greater than 0.05 were considered statistically significant