Table 5 Comparison of Hertel EVs among Subjects of Different Ethnic Groups

From: Normal Values of Hertel Exophthalmometry in a Chinese Han Population from Shenyang, Northeast China

Study

Ethnic Group

Age

No.

Eye

EV Mean ± SD

IOD Mean ± SD

This Study

Chinese Han (Northeast China)

8–14

515

OU

13.7 ± 1.6

100.2 ± 5.0

  

15–19

517

OU

15.1 ± 1.6

108.5 ± 3.9

  

20–69

528

OU

15.7 ± 1.8

111.0 ± 4.0

  

70–87

398

OU

15.3 ± 2.2

110.8 ± 4.8

Quant et al. [12]

Chinese (Hong Kong)

18–60

243

OD

16.7 ± 1.9

M: 101.5 ± 4.3

    

OS

16.6 ± 1.8

F: 97.9 ± 4.1

Quant et al. [13]

Chinese (Hong Kong)

7–11

232

OU

15–17

90–97

Tsai et al [14]

Chinese (Taiwanese)

     
 

M

59.4 (mean)

188

OU

13.97 ± 2.26

106.45 ± 4.12

 

F

49.0 (mean)

231

OU

13.86 ± 2.39

105.31 ± 4.36

Migliori et al [10]

White American

18–91

    
 

M

 

127

OD

16.55 ± 2.57

98.3 ± 3.9

    

OS

16.47 ± 2.60

 
 

F

 

200

OD

15.46 ± 2.34

95.4 ± 3.8

    

OS

15.36 ± 2.33

 
 

African American

18–91

    
 

M

 

113

OD

16.55 ± 2.57

101.4 ± 3.7

    

OS

16.47 ± 2.60

 
 

F

 

241

OD

15.46 ± 2.34

98.5 ± 3.5

    

OS

15.36 ± 2.33

 

Cole et al [7]

White American

42.8 (mean)

57

   
 

M

  

OU

17.34 ± 2.52

104.8 ± 5.9

 

F

  

OU

17.47 ± 2.26

104.3 ± 7.2

 

African American

42.8 (mean)

148

   
 

M

  

OU

18.57 ± 2.59

106.6 ± 6.6

 

F

  

OU

19.23 ± 2.35

104.9 ± 6.8

Dunsky et al [15]

African American

19–80

    
 

M

 

170

OU

18.20 ± 2.97

99.86 ± 3.57

 

F

 

139

OU

17.46 ± 2.64

95.70 ± 3.44

Dijkstal et al [16]

American

9.6 (mean)

    
 

M

1–17 (range)

322

NA

15.1 ± 1.8

92.5 ± 5.9

 

F

 

351

NA

15.0 ± 2.0

91.5 ± 5.1

Bolanos Gil deMontes et al [17]

Mexican

36 (mean)

    
 

M

 

116

NA

15.18 ± 2.16

97.78 ± 3.97

 

F

 

185

NA

14.82 ± 1.98

94.33 ± 1.98

Fledelius et al [18]

White European

     
 

M

5–10

50

OU

13.7 ± 1.4

88.3 ± 3.8

  

11–19

71

OU

15.0 ± 1.7

94.1 ± 4.0

  

19–80

102

OU

16.5 ± 2.3

97.8 ± 3.5

 

F

5–10

53

OU

13.6 ± 1.7

85.6 ± 3.8

  

11–19

77

OU

15.1 ± 1.7

92.2 ± 3.7

  

19–80

101

OU

16.0 ± 1.7

93.7 ± 3.6

Beden et al [19]

Turkish

     
 

M

49.9 (mean)

960

OD

13.49 ± 2.49

NA

    

OS

13.38 ± 2.48

 
 

F

 

1507

OD

13.27 ± 2.40

NA

    

OS

13.18 ± 2.42

 

Bilen et al [8]

Turkish

3–80

    
 

M

 

240

OU

13.49 ± 2.6

NA

 

F

 

240

OU

13.44 ± 2.6

NA

Chan et al [4]

Sri Lankan

     
 

M

57.9 (mean)

532

OU

16.66

NA

 

F

56.4 (mean)

809

OU

15.27

NA

Kashkouli et al [9]

Iranian

6–12

289

OD

14.3 ± 1.8

100.0 ± 3.9

    

OS

14.1 ± 1.8

 
  

13–19

319

OD

15.3 ± 1.9

107.7 ± 4.2

    

OS

15.1 ± 1.9

 
  

20–70

455

OD

14.8 ± 2.3

108.7 ± 4.0

    

OS

14.6 ± 2.3

 

Osuobeni et al [11]

Arabic (M)

6–12

406

OD

15.4 ± 1.6

95.7 ± 3.4

    

OS

15.2 ± 1.6

 
  1. Abbreviations: EV, exophthalmometric value; IOD, inter-orbital distance; M, male; F, female; OS, left eye; OD, right eye; OU, average of both eyes; SD, standard deviation; NA, not available.