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Table 4 Ear 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 (n = 1545)

Females (n = 1535)

p-value

3—< 4 Y

4—< 5 Y

5—≤ 6 Y

3—< 4 Y

4—< 5 Y

5—≤ 6 Y

 

Ear length (cm)

4.78 ± 0.24

5.24 ± 0.25

6.05 ± 0.2

4.65 ± 0.30

5.0 ± 0.21

5.73 ± 0.31

0.912

Ear width (cm)

2.8 ± 0.12

2.95 ± 0.12

3.2 ± 0.10

2.68 ± 0.06

2.83 ± 0.04

3.1 ± 0.05

0.348

Ear projection (cm)

3.10 ± 0.03

3.13 ± 0.03

3.2 ± 0.04

3.05 ± 0.02

3.10 ± 0.02

3.16 ± 0.03

0.579

Ear position

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

No

%

 

Normal

59

100.0

94

99.0

154

99.4

56

98.2

95

99.00

153

99.4

0.534

Low normal sitting

0

0.00

1

1.0

1

0.6

1

1.8

1

1.00

1

0.6

  1. All values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) (quantitative data) and No and % (qualitative data)