Research Article

Occurrence of the Elongated Styloid Process on Digital Panoramic Radiographs in the Riyadh Population

Table 3

Association of styloid process elongation, symptoms, and sides of the symptoms between males and females.

Mean length among males and females (in mm)
SexRightLeft
FemaleN134134
Mean16.0416.44
SD16.8817.31
MaleN166166
Mean12.5113.86
SD16.3816.89
TotalN300300
Mean14.0915.01
SD16.6417.07

Association of styloid process elongation among males and females
Sexχ2 value value
FemaleMale
ElongatedNoN1001180.2340.628
YesN3448
SymptomsNoN1121607.182
YesN226

Statistical significance set at 0.05; N, number of samples; χ2 value, chi-square value.