[Table/Fig-3]:
Mean, Standard deviation and range of lengths of phalanges.
| Phalanx | Length (mm) | Range (in mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | |
| PP 1 | 28.0 ± 2.40 | 25.8 ± 2.21 | 34.24 | 23.48 | 28.97 | 14.48 |
| PP 2 | 26.3 ± 2.08 | 24.2 ± 1.62 | 30.34 | 21.99 | 27.44 | 20.25 |
| PP 3 | 24.6 ± 1.77 | 22.6 ± 1.51 | 28.67 | 20.62 | 26.38 | 18.37 |
| PP 4 | 22.8 ± 1.67 | 20.9 ± 1.44 | 26.32 | 18.99 | 24.58 | 17.02 |
| PP 5 | 21.3 ± 1.54 | 19.3 ± 1.31 | 25.07 | 16.99 | 22.50 | 15.78 |
| MP 2 | 11.1 ± 1.81 | 9.3 ± 2.06 | 15.02 | 5.47 | 13.05 | 5.27 |
| MP 3 | 9.7 ± 2.07 | 7.4 ± 2.17 | 13.73 | 5.18 | 12.63 | 4.65 |
| MP 4 | 7.6 ± 1.92 | 5.8 ± 1.44 | 12.15 | 4.12 | 10.78 | 3.75 |
| MP 5 | 5.8 ± 0.97 | 5.1 ± 0.81 | 8.85 | 3.55 | 7.53 | 3.61 |
| DP 1 | 22.5 ± 1.85 | 20.8 ± 1.90 | 27.59 | 18.66 | 24.94 | 17.22 |
| DP 2 | 6.9 ± 1.41 | 6.9 ± 1.32 | 11.62 | 4.03 | 10.97 | 3.73 |
| DP 3 | 6.3 ± 1.51 | 6.3 ± 1.25 | 10.60 | 3.92 | 10.03 | 3.85 |
| DP 4 | 5.6 ± 1.44 | 5.3 ± 1.23 | 9.07 | 3.57 | 10.16 | 3.54 |
| DP 5 | 5.2 ± 1.33 | 4.4 ± 1.03 | 9.53 | 2.82 | 7.54 | 2.65 |
PP – Proximal phalanx, MP – Middle phalanx, DP – Distal phalanx, SD – Standard deviation