Table 1. Descriptive statistics of location of the pterion bilaterally in both sexes.
Dimension measured | Mean±SD (mm) | P-value | |
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Male | Female | ||
Midpoint of zygoma to center of the right pterion | 38.25±4.11 | 36.33±2.74 | 0.084 |
Midpoint of zygoma to center of the left pterion | 36.78±3.53 | 35.94±3.32 | 0.416 |
Posterolateral margin of frontozygomatic suture to center of the right pterion | 29.90±4.39 | 26.94±2.71 | 0.013 |
Posterolateral margin of frontozygomatic suture to center of the right pterion | 27.81±4.57 | 27.11±5.02 | 0.618 |
P<0.05 is considered statistically significant.