Table 2.
Gross morphometrics of the hand (left vs right)
| Measurement | Left | Right | 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 | 50 | 5.60 | 5.70 | 0.57 | 50 | 5.64 | 5.70 | 0.57 | 0.75 |
| Width at metacarpals | 50 | 7.86 | 7.95 | 0.66 | 50 | 7.98 | 8.10 | 0.66 | 0.37 |
| Length of metacarpal | 50 | 8.07 | 8.00 | 0.67 | 50 | 8.06 | 8.00 | 0.66 | 0.94 |
| Length of Guyon’s canal | 50 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 0.26 | 50 | 2.23 | 2.20 | 0.26 | 0.95 |
| Distance from the branching point of the ulnar nerve to the proximal end of the pisiform | 50 | 1.19 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 50 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 0.50 | 0.05 |