Fig. 4

Vilon-dot-plots of hyoid bone length in male and female patients. (A–E) Length of all tested bone types, including DD′, EE′, FF′, GG′, and D′E′, respectively. Asterisks indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 based on Welch test. Total number of observations in males and females and the confidence interval are shown. (F) Mosaic plot of proportional size differences of hyoid bone in male and female patients.