Philtral Columns and Nostril Shapes in Nigerian Children: A Morphometric and Aesthetic Analysis

Table 3

Mean scores of philtral column shape preferences based on volunteer professional status, sex, and age.

Philtral column shape	Professional status		P value	Sex		P value	Age		𝑃 value
	P⋆	L⋆		M	F		<35	>35
Flat	32.40	28.60	0.362	29.57	31.37	0.666	28.73	33.79	0.247
Parallel	32.67	28.33	0.320	31.76	29.32	0.577	27.73	35.64	0.083
Triangular	30.38	30.62	0.957	31.40	29.66	0.691	30.29	30.88	0.898
Concave	27.40	33.60	0.153	28.17	32.68	0.299	33.95	24.10	0.030

P⋆: professional; L⋆: layperson.