Table 3: Tissue depth means of BMI subgroups of (a) males and (b) females (measurements in millimeter).
Landmark |
BMI < 20 |
|
BMI 21– 25 |
|
BMI > 26 |
|
P Value |
(a) |
Mean |
S.D. |
Mean |
S.D. |
Mean |
S.D. |
|
Supraglabella |
4.67 |
0.82 |
4.82 |
1.07 |
5 |
0.83 |
0.69 |
Glabella |
6.33 |
0.83 |
6.55 |
1.04 |
7.33 |
1.43 |
0.18 |
Nasion |
8.5 |
1.97 |
8.64 |
1.8 |
8.75 |
1.42 |
0.92 |
End of nasal |
2.83 |
0.75 |
3.18 |
2.04 |
2.88 |
0.61 |
0.81 |
Mid-philtrum |
16 |
3.03 |
14.18 |
2.44 |
14.71 |
4.96 |
0.54 |
Upper lipmargin |
13.67 |
1.21 |
12.82 |
2.64 |
13.38 |
2.34 |
0.83 |
Lower lip margin |
13.33 |
1.75 |
15 |
1.95 |
14.63 |
1.61 |
0.17 |
Chin lip fold |
11.67 |
1.86 |
11.91 |
1.87 |
12.46 |
1.56 |
0.65 |
Mental eminence |
11.83 |
2.48 |
13.89 |
3.41 |
15.39 |
3.64 |
0.05 |
Beneath chin |
6.33 |
1.15 |
7.44 |
2.35 |
8.65 |
2.41 |
0.14 |
Vertex |
5.67 |
0.82 |
6.73 |
1.42 |
7.39 |
1.27 |
0.01 |
Opisthocranion |
5.33 |
1.03 |
5.28 |
1.83 |
6.5 |
1.35 |
0.13 |
|
BMI <20 |
|
BMI 21–25 |
|
BMI >26 |
|
P Value |
(b) |
Mean |
S.D. |
Mean |
S.D. |
Mean |
S.D. |
|
Supraglabella |
4.71 |
1.79 |
4.55 |
1.18 |
4.78 |
1.17 |
0.42 |
Glabella |
6.71 |
1.38 |
6.74 |
1.64 |
7.5 |
1.15 |
0.01 |
Nasion |
5.57 |
1.62 |
7.21 |
1.89 |
8.25 |
1.68 |
0.001 |
End of nasal |
2.29 |
0.49 |
2.42 |
0.68 |
2.68 |
0.57 |
0.05 |
Mid-philtrum |
15 |
2.08 |
13.79 |
2.09 |
12.9 |
2.42 |
0.09 |
Upper lipmargin |
12 |
2.38 |
11.53 |
1.93 |
10.9 |
1.78 |
0.43 |
Lower lip margin |
12.57 |
1.9 |
13.8 |
2.03 |
12.9 |
1.98 |
0.72 |
Chin lip fold |
11.86 |
1.46 |
11.11 |
1.75 |
11.46 |
1.9 |
0.43 |
Mental eminence |
11.29 |
2.29 |
12.39 |
2.22 |
13.41 |
2.47 |
0.05 |
Beneath chin |
6.43 |
0.79 |
7.09 |
1.58 |
8.06 |
1.88 |
0.03 |
Vertex |
7 |
0.82 |
6.95 |
1.9 |
6.83 |
1.78 |
0.93 |
Opisthocranion |
5.43 |
1.9 |
5.63 |
1.26 |
6.15 |
1.41 |
0.28 |
R, Right; L, left.
p <0.05.