Table 1 Comparisons of means for parameters of maxillary sinus dimensions according to sex.

From: The impact of maxillary dimensions on determining surgical approach of fungal ball in the maxillary sinus

Maxillary sinus dimensions

Mean ± SD (mm)

Male

(n = 75)

Female

(n = 126)

p-valuea

MSH

36.03 ± 5.39

33.13 ± 5.70

< 0.001*

OsH

25.51 ± 5.24

23.30 ± 5.96

0.008*

NFH

6.92 ± 3.94

6.86 ± 4.58

0.916

Max AP

34.87 ± 4.11

33.88 ± 4.24

0.108

Max ARD

12.93 ± 3.40

13.00 ± 3.32

0.883

Max OW

30.14 ± 5.02

27.78 ± 4.56

0.001*

Max HW

25.80 ± 4.78

23.53 ± 4.59

0.001*

OsI

28.81 ± 4.56

26.61 ± 5.03

0.002*

  1. MSH maxillary sinus height, OsH ostium height, NFH nasal floor height, Max AP maximum anteroposterior distance, Max ARD maximum anterior recess depth, Max OW maximum oblique width, Max HW maximum horizontal width, OsI distance from ostium to maxillary sinus inferior wall.
  2. aIndependent-sample t-test was performed, *p-value < 0.05.
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