Table 2.

Effect sizes for the sex differences in various ratios of length of the metacarpals (top) and metatarsals (bottom) of European-Americans aged 18–39 at death.

		Effect Size (F minus M)
Ratio	Number F/M	Left	Right
Hands
1Mc:2Mc	48/84	−0.448*	−0.473**
1Mc:3Mc	48/85	−0.384*	−0.387*
1Mc:4Mc	47/83	−0.363*	−0.494**
1Mc:5Mc	46/84	−0.044	−0.331
2Mc:3Mc	48/86	0.032	0.050
2Mc:4Mc	47/84	0.169	−0.042
2Mc:5Mc	46/85	0.588**	0.156
3Mc:4Mc	47/85	0.091	−0.123
3Mc:5Mc	46/86	0.524**	0.104
4Mc:5Mc	45/84	0.533**	0.253
Feet
1Mt:2Mt	46/72	0.323	0.240
1Mt:3Mt	46/74	0.195	0.057
1Mt:4Mt	45/73	0.227	0.075
1Mt:5Mt	46/72	0.029	0.025
2Mt:3Mt	46/72	−0.078	−0.263
2Mt:4Mt	45/71	−0.125	−0.261
2Mt:5Mt	46/70	−0.207	−0.138
3Mt:4Mt	45/73	−0.179	−0.086
3Mt:5Mt	46/72	−0.194	−0.010
4Mt:5Mt	45/71	−0.052	0.104

Mc = metacarpal

Mt = metatarsal

F = Female

M = Male

Results from unpaired t tests, two-tailed:

^*= 0.05 > p > 0.01;

^**= 0.01 > p > 0.001