Table 1 Compares measured parameters of the knee of both genders in the Emirati population.

From: Estimating aspect ratio of the distal femur and proximal tibia in the Emirati population from MRI scans of the knee: a preliminary experience

 

Total

Range

Males (Mean ± SD)

Range

Females (Mean ± SD)

Range

p-value

Femur

 Femoral ML

69.05 ± 6.06

57–81.4

73.05 ± 4.01

63.2–81.4

63.40 ± 3.32

57.0–69.6

p < 0.001

 Femoral AP (FLAP)

60.88 ± 4.94

48.2–71.8

63.75 ± 3.70

56.0–71.8

56.83 ± 3.37

48.2–64.8

Tibia

 Tibial ML

44.94 ± 4.27

34.7–56.1

77.22 ± 3.51

69.1–85.6

67.6 ± 3.53

60.4–77.5

p < 0.001

 Tibial AP

42.54 ± 4.12

33.9–52.7

47.4 ± 3.10

41.3–56.1

41.5 ± 3.19

34.7–51.0

Aspect ratio (AR)

 Femoral AR

1.13 ± 0.06

0.99–1.32

1.14 ± 0.05

1.01–1.32

1.11 ± 0.05

0.98–1.23

p = 0.001

 Tibial AR

1.63 ± 0.09

1.43–1.90

1.63 ± 0.07

1.4–1.8

1.63 ± 0.09

1.4–1.9

p = 0.956