Research Article

Nasofacial Anthropometric Study among University Students of Three Races in Malaysia

Table 3

Mean (±SD) of the length and width of face and nose of young Malay, Chinese, and Indian adults (combined age groups) in Ipoh.

Malay ()Chinese ()Indian ()
VariableMean (±SD)Mean (±SD)Mean (±SD) value
MaleFemale valueBothMaleFemale value BothMaleFemale value Both

FL116.68 (±6.32)107.01 (±4.15)0.000111.84 (±7.21)117.55 (±7.12)110.64 (±5.82)0.002 114.10 (±7.31)118.61 (±6.64)108.72 (±4.01)0.000113.67 (±7.38)0.149
FW134.53 (±8.92)118.50 (±6.88)0.000126.51 (±11.30)137.12 (±6.75)130.18 (±10.41)0.017133.65 (±9.34)129.27 (±8.55)117.33 (±7.63)0.000123.30 (±10.03)0.000
NL50.97 (±3.96)45.70 (±3.00)0.00048.34 (±4.39)50.95 (±5.69)46.48 (±3.68)0.00648.71 (±5.25)51.34 (±2.76)47.74 (±3.12)0.00249.54 (±3.87)0.338
NW40.70 (±2.58)37.23 (±2.77)0.00038.96 (±3.19)39.81 (±2.43)37.04 (±2.65)0.00138.43 (±2.87)39.85 (±2.76)35.46 (±2.71)0.00037.66 (±3.50)0.078