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

Table 9

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

Authors name	Sample size	Target population	APD	TD	Circumference	Area
Murshed et al. [2]; 2003	110	Turkish population	34.6 ± 3.16	29.3 ± 2.19	-	795.0 ± 99.32
Garcia et al. [5]; 2011	100	South American	31.9 ± 2.6	30.1 ± 2.4	-	798 ± 115
Uthman et al. [6]; 2012	88	Iraqi population	32.9 ± 2	27.3 ± 2.2	92.6 ± 6.5	670.2 ± 93.7
Erdil et al. [7]; 2010	54	Turkish population	34.41 ± 3.89	29.98 ± 2.78	-	-
Uysal et al. [8]; 2005	100	Turkish population	34.87 ± 2.63	28.93 ± 2.43	-	-
Present study	200	South Indian	33.83 ± 3.51	27.98 ± 2.53	116.60 ± 9.67	697.77 ± 116.63