Table 3.
Summary of anthropometric measurements and mean differences from meta-analysis
|
Outcome |
Studies | Participants (n) |
Male participants (n) | Female participants (n) | Mean difference (CI) |
| Biectoorbitale breadth | 4 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 9.26 (7.54 to 10.97) |
| Bizygomatic breadth (face width) |
15 | 1503 | 742 | 761 | 7.54 (6.80 to 8.27) |
| Bigonial breadth (jaw width) | 8 | 834 | 468 | 366 | 6.75 (5.81 to 7.69) |
| Menton-nasion length (face length) |
15 | 1503 | 742 | 761 | 7.82 (7.13 to 8.50) |
| Menton-subnasale length (lower face length) |
9 | 727 | 409 | 318 | 5.26 (4.54 to 5.97) |
| Subnasale-nasion length (nose length) |
9 | 973 | 541 | 432 | 3.64 (3.16 to 4.13) |
| Biocular breadth | 4 | 260 | 150 | 110 | 3.87 (3.00 to 4.74) |
| Nasal root breadth | 8 | 734 | 382 | 352 | 0.37 (0.12 to 0.61) |
| Nose width | 12 | 1083 | 585 | 498 | 3.42 (3.06 to 3.78) |
| Lip length/width | 13 | 1157 | 622 | 535 | 2.82 (2.36 to 3.28) |
| Bitragion-menton arc | 9 | 884 | 494 | 390 | 22.05 (20.15 to 23.95) |
| Bitragion-subnasale arc | 10 | 933 | 510 | 423 | 18.43 (16.70 to 20.16) |
| Nose protrusion | 6 | 745 | 405 | 340 | 2.03 (1.65 to 2.40) |
| Interpupillary distance | 3 | 288 | 141 | 147 | 2.70 (2.02 to 3.39) |