Discriminant Function Analysis of Foramen Magnum Variables in South Indian Population: A Study of Computerised Tomographic Images

Table 8

Comparison of foramen magnum variables in male CT scans with previous studies.

Authors name	Sample size	Target population	APD	TD	Circumference	Area
Murshed et al. [2]; 2003	110	Turkish population	37.2 ± 3.43	31.6 ± 2.99	-	931.7 ± 144.29
Garcia et al. [5]; 2011	100	South American	37.4 ± 3.3	31.9 ± 2.6	-	877 ± 125
Uthman et al. [6]; 2012	88	Iraqi population	34.9 ± 2	29.5 ± 2.5	99.3 ± 6.2	765.2 ± 98
Erdil et al. [7]; 2010	54	Turkish population	36.95 ± 4.01	30.75 ± 2.81	-	-
Uysal et al. [8]; 2005	100	Turkish population	37.08 ± 1.93	30.83 ± 2.04	-	-
Present study	200	South Indian	35.96 ± 3.75	30.38 ± 2.84	124.87 ± 10.49	799.29 ± 134.05