Table 3.
Association between gender and emergence pattern of right and left mental foramens
| Emergence pattern of mental foramen | Right | Left | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Right, n (%) | Left, n (%) | |
| Pattern A | 15 (37.5) | 17 (42.5) | 17 (42.5) | 21 (52.5) | 32 (40) | 38 (47.5) |
| Pattern B | 18 (45.0) | 21 (52.5) | 20 (50.0) | 17 (42.5) | 39 (48.8) | 37 (46.2) |
| Pattern C | 1 (2.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 |
| Pattern D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pattern E | 6 (15) | 2 (5.0) | 3 (7.5) | 2 (5.0) | 8 (10) | 5 (6.2) |
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 80 |
| χ2 | 3.356 | 0.864 | 2.259 | |||
| P | 0.340 | 0.649 | 0.520 | |||
n: Number of patients