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. 2013 Jun 19;223(2):133–151. doi: 10.1111/joa.12073

Table 1.

List of NSA measures for the 101 samples, showing sample size (n) and the mean, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation (SD) values (°)

Group samples n Minimum Maximum Mean SD
Africa
 Algeria 53 115 131 123.4 4.1
 Angola 11 122 133 128.7 3.2
 Benin 10 122 138 130.1 4.6
 Canary Islands 223 110 140 125.7 5.7
 Central African Republic 5 122 135 128.2 5.3
 Chad 10 124 138 132.3 4.2
 Congo 6 113 138 123.7 10.4
 Cote d'Ivoire 1 128 128 128.0 0.0
 Egypt 136 112 140 127.0 5.0
 Equatorial Guinea 2 123 131 127.0 5.7
 Ethiopia 5 124 136 132.2 4.8
 Gabon 25 119 138 130.0 5.1
 Gambia 2 143 145 144.0 1.4
 Ghana 2 125 126 125.5 0.7
 Guinea 2 132 135 133.5 2.1
 Madagascar 62 114 136 126.1 4.9
 Mali 53 122 142 130.8 5.1
 Morocco 59 114 130 120.0 3.4
 Mozambique 10 112 126 120.8 3.7
 Niger 43 117 140 129.0 5.1
 Nigeria 2 129 130 129.5 0.7
 Senegal 8 127 143 132.5 5.2
 Somalia 47 117 139 125.5 4.7
 South Africa 34 114 142 129.7 7.5
 Sudan 130 118 143 130.5 4.4
 Tanzania 161 117 142 127.8 5.0
 Tunisia 2 125 126 125.5 0.7
Asia
 Bangladesh 2 126 126 126.0 0.0
 China 115 113 139 127.2 5.0
 India 47 115 140 129.9 5.0
 Indonesia 11 125 136 131.6 3.2
 Iran 6 114 131 125.2 6.2
 Japan 251 113 140 127.2 4.6
 Kampuchea 2 126 129 127.5 2.1
 Laos 2 128 130 129.0 1.4
 Malaysia 5 127 139 132.8 5.0
 Nepal 2 126 130 128.0 2.8
 Nicobar Islands 12 122 142 131.6 5.5
 Pakistan 4 122 129 126.3 3.1
 Philippines 92 113 141 128.6 4.5
 Siberia 18 120 136 130.0 4.1
 Sri Lanka 16 127 136 129.7 2.7
 Syria 15 115 134 125.3 6.2
 Thailand 457 114 141 127.5 4.8
 Turkestan 4 119 124 121.5 2.1
 Vietnam 16 116 141 126.3 7.8
Australia
 (South) Australia 47 119 139 130.2 4.8
Europe
 Armenia 2 128 129 128.5 0.7
 Belgium 6 117 132 125.3 6.6
 Cyprus 2 116 121 118.5 3.5
 Czech Republic 56 116 139 126.8 5.0
 England 1271 108 142 125.5 5.5
 Estonia 4 123 130 126.0 3.3
Finland 2 121 122 121.5 0.7
 France 768 112 142 127.0 5.3
 Iceland 146 114 138 126.6 4.2
 Italy 10 119 134 127.7 4.3
 Norway 4 122 132 126.0 4.2
 Poland 8 116 131 125.3 5.6
 Russia 46 111 135 126.0 5.4
 Scotland 434 116 142 127.7 4.9
 Spain 14 112 131 124.2 5.0
 Sweden 2 121 123 122.0 1.4
 Ukraine 10 117 132 124.8 4.9
 Wales 2 125 126 125.5 0.7
North America
 Canada 272 113 135 124.2 4.3
 Dominican Republic 24 118 136 124.3 4.0
 Greenland 90 118 141 129.3 4.2
 Guadeloupe 4 115 123 120.8 3.9
 Mexico 65 112 138 126.5 5.2
 USA 987 109 142 125.6 5.3
Pacific
 Easter Island 94 117 135 126.7 3.9
 Fiji 3 130 136 133.3 3.1
 Guam 2 126 131 128.5 3.5
 Hawaii 12 126 142 132.9 4.5
 Kiribati 4 125 132 128.3 3.3
 Marquesas 2 125 127 126.0 1.4
 New Zealand 20 116 131 124.3 4.9
 Papua New Guinea 59 121 142 132.0 4.4
 Solomon Islands 20 124 136 132.4 2.9
 Tahiti 11 125 140 132.5 4.6
 Tonga 4 115 143 129.5 14.5
 Vanuatu 76 123 141 130.9 3.8
South America
 Argentina 108 114 143 128.9 4.8
 Bolivia 33 105 126 117.6 4.3
 Brazil 9 126 130 128.1 1.4
 Chile 49 105 136 124.5 5.6
 Ecuador 193 112 144 125.9 4.9
 Peru 211 109 136 122.2 5.4
 Surinam 4 122 131 127.3 3.9
 Venezuela 68 115 141 127.0 6.0
Other groups
 Ainu 233 112 136 125.3 3.9
 Andaman Islands 81 125 148 136.1 4.4
 Bushmen 35 120 131 126.7 2.7
 Fuegian 34 112 128 122.4 3.8
 Inuit 324 109 131 120.2 4.1
 Moriori 25 120 141 130.9 4.7
 Negrito 37 125 137 130.9 3.6
 Okhotsk 19 118 132 124.8 4.0
 Pygmy 16 125 139 131.6 3.9
 Sami 12 121 128 125.3 2.2
 Veddah 16 126 139 132.3 3.7