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. 2007 Mar 24;21(Suppl 1):104–112. doi: 10.1007/s10278-007-9031-x

Table 2.

Mean and Standard Deviation for Joint Space Distance of the Distal Interphalangeal Joint (Men, n = 518)

Age in Years N JSD, in Centimeters
DIPa II Mean (SD) DIPa III Mean (SD) DIPa IV Mean (SD) DIPa V Mean (SD) DIPa Total Mean (SD)
<10 15 0.17 (0.05) 0.19 (0.02) 0.20 (0.04) 0.18 (0.02) 0.19 (0.03)
10–15 26 0.17 (0.03) 0.18 (0.04) 0.17 (0.04) 0.15 (0.03) 0.17 (0.04)
16–20 96 0.14 (0.02) 0.15 (0.03) 0.14 (0.03) 0.12 (0.02) 0.14 (0.03)
21–25 82 0.13 (0.03) 0.13 (0.03) 0.13 (0.03) 0.11 (0.02) 0.13 (0.03)
26–30 60 0.13 (0.02) 0.13 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.11 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03)
31–35 46 0.13 (0.03) 0.13 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.11 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03)
36–40 38 0.13 (0.03) 0.13 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.10 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03)
41–45 36 0.12 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.10 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03)
46–50 28 0.12 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.11 (0.03) 0.10 (0.03) 0.11 (0.03)
51–55 20 0.12 (0.02) 0.12 (0.02) 0.11 (0.03) 0.10 (0.01) 0.11 (0.02)
56–60 14 0.11 (0.02) 0.11 (0.02) 0.09 (0.03) 0.08 (0.02) 0.10 (0.02)
61–65 15 0.11 (0.03) 0.10 (0.02) 0.09 (0.02) 0.08 (0.02) 0.10 (0.02)
66–70 12 0.10 (0.02) 0.10 (0.02) 0.09 (0.02) 0.08 (0.02) 0.09 (0.02)
71–75 8 0.10 (0.03) 0.10 (0.03) 0.09 (0.02) 0.08 (0.04) 0.09 (0.03)
76–80 11 0.10 (0.02) 0.10 (0.02) 0.09 (0.02) 0.08 (0.01) 0.09 (0.02)
81–85 3 0.09 (0.2) 0.10 (0.02) 0.09 (0.02) 0.08 (0.03) 0.09 (0.02)
>86 8 0.09 (0.03) 0.08 (0.01) 0.08 (0.01) 0.07 (0.01) 0.08 (0.02)
Total 518 0.13 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.12 (0.03) 0.10 (0.02) 0.12 (0.03)

aDIP = Distal Interphalangeal joint

SD = Standard deviation

JSD = Joint Space Distance