Table 1.

Presence of the palmaris longus muscle by sexes

	Right hand*				Left hand**
	Absent		Present		Absent		Present
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Boys	79	25.9	226	74.1	85	27.9	220	72.1
Girls	99	35.4	181	64.6	105	37.5	175	62.5
Total	178	30.4	407	69.6	190	32.5	395	67.5

*p = 0.013 (X² = 5,727); **p = 0.017 (X² = 5,727)