Table 1.

Comparison of the angle formed by the anatomic and mechanical axes and the bow

Dependent variable	Female (n = 90)	Male (n = 48)	p Value
Angle of the anatomic and mechanical axes in the tibia	−1.2° ± 1.5°	−0.9° ± 1.4°	0.8784, NS
Angle of the anatomic and mechanical axes in the femur	3.0° ± 1.5°	3.2° ± 1.7°	0.7706, NS
Bow of the tibia (ie, offset of the anatomic axis from the center of the talus)	−0.4 ± 1.1 cm	−0.2 ± 1.1 cm	0.8578, NS
Bow of the femur (ie, offset of the anatomic axis from the center of the femoral head)	2.5 ± 1.2 cm	2.7 ± 1.4 cm	0.8101, NS

NS = nonsignificant.