Table 4. Comparison of the distance of STA branching point from the upper border of the ipsilateral zygomatic arch, between the side of the non-microtic and microtic ears.

	Non-microtia		Microtia		P-value
	No.	Mean±SD	No.	Mean±SD
Distance of branching point in relation to upper border of the ipsilateral zygomatic arch (cm)	17/19	2.39±1.20	9/20	2.42±0.96	0.942a)

STA, superficial temporal artery. ^a)Independent t-test.