The Variation in the Absence of the Palmaris Longus in a Multiethnic Population of the United States: An Epidemiological Study

Table 2

Gender compared to absence of the PL.

Gender	Bilaterally absent PL	Unilaterally absent PL	No absence of PL	𝑃
Male (𝑛=288)	19 (6.6%)	22 (7.6%)	247 (85.8%)	0.369^a
Female (𝑛=228)	20 (8.8%)	23 (10.1%)	185 (81.1%)
Total (𝑛=516)	39 (7.6%)	45 (8.7%)	432 (83.7%)

^aChi-squared (𝜒²=2.00, df = 2).
PL: palmaris longus.