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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and the differences between sexes of the limb bone lengths

From: A meta analysis of genome-wide association studies for limb bone lengths in four pig populations

 

Male

Female

Male - Female

All

 

n

Mean ± S.E.

n

Mean ± S.E.

Mean ± S.E.

P value

Mean ± S.E.

Scapula length, cm

Erhualian

166

20.89 ± 0.114

165

20.95 ± 0.098

−0.059 ± 0.1501

0.6927

20.92 ± 0.075

F2

510

22.60 ± 0.067

415

22.17 ± 0.080

0.425 ± 0.1032

4.8 × 10−5

22.41 ± 0.052

LaiWu

216

21.27 ± 0.073

98

20.63 ± 0.115

0.633 ± 0.1334

6.8 × 10−6

21.07 ± 0.064

SuTai

225

19.68 ± 0.081

201

19.34 ± 0.081

0.340 ± 0.1143

0.0030

19.52 ± 0.058

Humerus length, cm

Erhualian

166

17.81 ± 0.091

165

17.70 ± 0.072

0.108 ± 0.1160

0.3530

17.75 ± 0.058

F2

510

18.71 ± 0.055

414

17.94 ± 0.058

0.767 ± 0.0801

5.5 × 10−21

18.36 ± 0.042

LaiWu

216

17.93 ± 0.060

98

17.18 ± 0.104

0.748 ± 0.1134

4.1 × 10−9

17.70 ± 0.056

SuTai

228

17.24 ± 0.068

206

16.82 ± 0.070

0.427 ± 0.0974

1.4 × 10−5

17.04 ± 0.050

Ulna length, cm

Erhualian

166

19.13 ± 0.098

165

18.82 ± 0.085

0.308 ± 0.1294

0.0177

18.97 ± 0.065

F2

510

20.45 ± 0.065

415

19.65 ± 0.072

0.808 ± 0.0968

2.7 × 10−16

20.09 ± 0.050

LaiWu

216

19.08 ± 0.066

98

18.36 ± 0.105

0.722 ± 0.1204

2.6 × 10−8

18.85 ± 0.059

SuTai

228

18.60 ± 0.073

206

18.09 ± 0.074

0.504 ± 0.1039

1.7 × 10−6

18.36 ± 0.053

Femur length, cm

Erhualian

166

20.46 ± 0.124

165

20.33 ± 0.081

0.126 ± 0.1479

0.3956

20.40 ± 0.074

F2

510

21.14 ± 0.057

414

20.72 ± 0.066

0.421 ± 0.0871

1.8 × 10−6

20.95 ± 0.044

LaiWu

216

20.59 ± 0.065

98

19.91 ± 0.102

0.686 ± 0.1190

6.4 × 10−8

20.38 ± 0.058

SuTai

228

19.68 ± 0.075

206

19.33 ± 0.074

0.354 ± 0.1053

0.0008

19.51 ± 0.053

Tibia length, cm

Erhualian

166

18.34 ± 0.089

165

18.05 ± 0.075

0.291 ± 0.1169

0.0134

18.20 ± 0.059

F2

509

18.97 ± 0.053

413

18.66 ± 0.061

0.314 ± 0.0808

0.0001

18.83 ± 0.041

LaiWu

216

18.58 ± 0.059

98

17.77 ± 0.090

0.807 ± 0.1064

2.6 × 10−12

18.33 ± 0.054

SuTai

228

18.02 ± 0.070

206

17.57 ± 0.075

0.448 ± 0.1023

1.5 × 10−5

17.81 ± 0.052