Table 1.

Characteristics and levels of facial fluctuating asymmetric severity in normal pediatric individuals.

Parameters	Individuals (n = 600)
Facial fluctuating asymmetry overall m ± sd	0.96 ± 0.52 (0.327–2.602)
Male/Female n (%)	300 (50)/300 (50)
Age (years) m ± sd	7.98 ± 1.19
6–8 n (%)	432 (72)
9–12 n (%)	168 (28)
Facial fluctuating asymmetric level I m ± sd	0.44 ± 0.05 (0.327–0.518)
Male/Female n (%)	78 (52)/72 (48) *
Age (years) m ± sd	7.81 ± 1.16 *
6–8 years n (%)	115 (76.67)
9–12 years n (%)	35 (23.33)
Facial fluctuating asymmetric level II m ± sd	0.67 ± 0.09 (0.519–0.827)
Male/Female n (%)	70 (46.67)/80 (53.33) *
Age (years) m ± sd	7.99 ± 1.14 *
6–8 years n (%)	115 (76.67)
9–12 years n (%)	35 (23.33)
Facial fluctuating asymmetric level IIII m ± sd	1.01 ± 0.10 (0.830–1.119)
Male/Female n (%)	75 (50)/75 (50) *
Age (years) m ± sd	8.11 ± 1.32 *
6–8 years n (%)	103 (68.67)
9–12 years n (%)	47 (31.33)
Facial fluctuating asymmetric level IV m ± sd	1.71 ± 0.36 (1.204–2.602)
Male/Female n (%)	78 (52)/72 (48) *
Age (years) m ± sd	7.99 ± 1.12 *
6–8 years n (%)	99 (66)
9–12 years n (%)	51 (34)

n, number of individuals; m, mean; sd, standard deviation; *, p > 0.05 for all comparative analyses between all levels.