Anatomical and positional variants of the brachiocephalic trunk in a Mexican population

BMC Medical Imaging

Table 2 BCT measurements

Variables	Total	Gender		P value
Variables	Mean and SD	Females	Males	P value
Linear medial height (LMH)	0.58 ± 1.91	1.20 ± 2.76	0.27 ± 1.20	< 0.001*
Maximum height of the free edge (MHFE)	1.80 ± 2.05	2.20 ± 2.88	1.60 ± 1.43	0.003*
Lateral distance from LMH to MHFE	1.47 ± 1.13	1.31 ± 0.69	1.55 ± 1.29	0.034*
Lineal length	3.72 ± 0.71	3.48 ± 0.62	3.85 ± 0.72	< 0.001*
Curve length	3.99 ± 0.79	3.82 ± 0.73	4.08 ± 0.80	0.007*
Vertebral origin level	3 ± 1	3 ± 1	3 ± 1	< 0.001*
Vertebral bifurcation level	2 ± 1	2 ± 1	2 ± 1	0.105

All values are reported in centimeters (cm). Statistical test. * Significance set a < 0.05

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