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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Table 2 Eye measurements of the studied group

From: Validated establishment of anthropometric measurements of mid-face zone in Egyptian healthy preschool-age children: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Males

Females

p-value

3—< 4 Y

4—< 5 Y

5—≤ 6 Y

3—< 4 Y

4 – < 5 Y

5—≤ 6 Y

 

Eyes inner canthus distance (cm)

2.84 ± 0.12

2.88 ± 0.12

2.95 ± 0.14

2.86 ± 0.15

2.98 ± 0.12

3.01 ± 0.12

0.056

Eyes outer canthus distance (cm)

7.69 ± 0.203

8.14 ± 0.13

8.16 ± 0.13

7.62 ± 0.29

8.13 ± 0.24

8.2 ± 0.24

0.696

Eyes inter pupillary distance (cm)

5.1 ± 0.22

5.2 ± 0.22

5.24 ± 0.2

4.92 ± 0.23

5.16 ± 0.38

5.3 ± 0.35

0.857

Eyes palpebral fissure length (cm)

2.56 ± 0.14

2.66 ± 0.1

2.69 ± 0.1

2.56 ± 0.13

2.67 ± 0.12

2.73 ± 0.12

0.067

  1. All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. All these anthropometric measurements of the eye are within normal average according to Z-score charts for specific age in both sexes
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