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World J Meta-Anal. Sep 18, 2026; 14(3): 123961
Published online Sep 18, 2026. doi: 10.13105/wjma.123961
Table 4 A comparison of Rouvière’s sulcus variants in the African and Eastern Caribbean diaspora
Ref.
Region
Present
Open-type
Closed-type
Slit-type
Scar-type
Lazarus et al[24], 2018South Africa62/75 (82.7%)33/75 (44%)5/75 (6.7%)19/75 (25.3%)5/75 (6.7%)
Nyaanga et al[40], 2021Kenya98/116 (84.5%)77/116 (66.4%)11/116 (9.5%)ND10/116 (8.3%)
African continentAfrican Diaspora160/191 (83.8%)110/191 (57.6%)16/191 (8.4%)19/75 (25.3%)15/191 (7.9%)
Present studyCaribbean296/356 (83.2%)140/356 (39.33%)69/356 (19.38%)65/356 (18.26%)22/356 (6.18 %)
2-tailed P value0.8519060.0000430.0007070.1597960.457462
Standard error0.03340.04470.03250.05030.0225
Z-score0.18674.0881-3.38691.40580.7430


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