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. 2022 Jul 29;11(4):1–6. doi: 10.4103/jwas.jwas_81_22

Table 2.

Anthropometric parameters of the left and right breasts in 370 subjects

Variable RIGHT LEFT P-value No. with equal measurements


Mean Standard Deviation Mean Standard Deviation
SNL cm 21.88 3.43 22.31 3.65 < 0.001* 40
NIFL cm 9.79 2.69 10.00 2.46 < 0.001* 39
MNL cm 20.99 3.57 21.16 3.90 < 0.001* 42
MP cm 6.22 1.24 6.79 1.36 < 0.001* 26
NP cm .29 .30 .28 .30 0.0484* 231
MR cm 12.59 2.58 13.16 2.70 < 0.001* 37
LR cm 13.82 2.70 14.02 2.69 < 0.001* 28
AD cm 5.03 2.12 5.09 2.25 0.0502 64
ND cm 1.20 1.54 1.25 1.96 0.6951 109
HL cm 35.18 15.74 34.32 2.59 0.4871* 116
MV mL 395.78 149.75 437.65 165.56 < 0.001* 2

*Significant difference P value <0.05 SNL:Sternal notch length, NIFL: Nipple inframmamary length, MNL:Midclavicular nipple length, MP: Mammary projection, NP:Nipple projection, MR: Medial radius. LR: Lateral radius, AD:Areolar diameter, ND: Nipple diameter, HL: Humeral length, MV: Mammary volume.