Table 1.
Gross morphometrics of the hand (men vs women)
| Measurement | Men | Women | p values | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (number of hands) | Mean (cm) | Median (cm) | SD (cm) | N (number of hands) | Mean (cm) | Median (cm) | SD (cm) | ||
| Width of wrist | 43 | 11.50 | 11.60 | 0.89 | 7 | 9.60 | 9.00 | 0.92 | <0.005 |
| Width at metacarpals | 43 | 16.20 | 16.20 | 0.93 | 7 | 13.60 | 13.60 | 0.79 | <0.005 |
| Length of metacarpal | 43 | 16.30 | 16.20 | 1.33 | 7 | 15.20 | 15.40 | 0.63 | 0.053 |
| Length of Guyon’s canal | 43 | 4.50 | 4.60 | 0.51 | 7 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 0.21 | <0.005 |
| Distance from the branching point of the ulnar nerve to the proximal end of the pisiform | 43 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 0.80 | 7 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 0.33 | 0.086 |