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. 2019 Jun 4;11(6):e4828. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4828

Table 2. Showing the Comparison Between Male and Female Values.

RLN: recurrent laryngeal nerve; SD: standard deviation

Parameters (mm)   Male (n=19) Female (n = 20) Observation
Mean                                    SD Range Mean SD Range        
Width of the RLN   1.85 0.38 1.5 - 3 1.65 0.43 1.2 - 3 P = 0.08 Not clinically significant
Distance of RLN from the esophagus   9.87 0.3 9.5 - 10.5 9.9 0.33 9.5 - 10.5 P = 0.77 Not clinically significant
Diameter of the aorta     26.78 2.35 21.7 - 30 25.5 2.5 20.4 - 28.5 P = 0.1 Not clinically significant
Diameter of the pulmonary artery     19.71 1.15 17 -  21 20.15 1.0 19 - 21.6 P = 0.21 Not clinically significant