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. 2022 Sep 12;44(10):1329–1338. doi: 10.1007/s00276-022-03016-4

Table 2.

Results of measurements with respect to sex

Category Sex Median LQ HQ Minimum Maximum Mean SD P value
TAT length [mm] Female 7.14 3.41 10.80 0.86 18.10 7.53 5.01 0.10
Male 10.42 4.27 16.97 2.10 22.42 10.51 6.59
TAT maximal diameter [mm] Female 3.86 3.50 4.48 2.24 5.31 4.00 0.73 0.01
Male 4.53 4.06 4.95 3.31 5.53 4.48 0.56
TAT ostial area [mm] Female 11.70 9.62 15.76 3.94 22.14 12.98 4.54 0.01
Male 16.08 12.92 19.21 8.60 24.02 15.96 3.91
Distance from the coracoid process to the clavicle [mm] Female 41.78 35.07 48.18 28.99 56.77 42.19 7.92 0.00
Male 50.23 46.40 54.32 34.82 63.06 50.61 7.08
Distance from the coracoid process to the second rib [mm] Female 42.57 38.23 52.14 30.73 61.48 44.28 9.45 0.00
Male 54.03 48.21 58.28 33.56 67.72 52.99 8.39
Distance from the clavicle to the second rib [mm] Female 39.13 37.10 44.05 27.09 52.33 40.33 6.52 0.01
Male 47.45 44.54 53.96 29.09 64.40 47.55 8.24
Distance from the coracoid process to the TAT [mm] Female 30.50 25.73 36.55 18.06 67.38 32.61 11.00 0.02
Male 37.10 30.22 42.26 26.80 54.53 37.11 7.51
Distance from the clavicle to the TAT [mm] Female 28.49 23.41 31.24 17.67 42.79 28.53 6.74 0.06
Male 34.87 29.93 37.98 21.53 49.53 34.15 6.18
Distance from the second rib to the TAT [mm] Female 15.34 13.96 17.15 8.60 29.77 16.82 5.50 0.01
Male 19.94 15.32 23.91 7.29 28.79 19.57 6.09
Length of the first pectoral branch. branching off from TAT [mm] Female 71.78 69.71 65.59 82.34 67.20 75.64 5.18 0.77
Male 71.78 69.71 65.59 82.34 67.20 75.64 5.18
Length of the first pectoral branch. branching off from any of the TATs branches [mm] Female 32.72 33.65 21.31 40.17 28.35 37.23 5.80 0.94
Male 32.72 33.65 21.31 40.17 28.35 37.23 5.80
Length of the second pectoral branch. branching off from any of the TATs branches [mm] Female 29.36 29.36 27.42 31.30 27.42 31.30 2.74 1.00
Male 29.36 29.36 27.42 31.30 27.42 31.30 2.74

LQ lower quartile, HQ higher quartile, SD standard deviation, TAT thoracoacromial trunk