Table 2. | Distribution of the PTF morphology-right, within the PTF morphology-left categories |
| PTF morphology-left | Overall | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widely open | Narrow middle | Very narrow/closed | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| PTF morphology-right | |||||
| Type 1 (widely open) | 26 (68.4) | 15 (34.1) | 6 (25) | 47 (44.3) | 0.001 |
| Type 2 (narrow middle) | 9 (23.7) | 11 (25) | 8 (33.3) | 28 (26.4) | |
| Type 3 (very narrow/closed) | 3 (7.9) | 18 (40.9) | 10 (41.7) | 31 (29.2) | |
| Total | 38 (100) | 44 (100) | 24 (100) | 106 (100) | |
PTF = petrotympanic fissure; N = number. |
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