The Divided Hypoglossal Canal of Males and Females at Different Age Periods

Aim. The purpose of the study was to study the division of the hypoglossal canal in terms of age and gender. Material and research methods. The research material was 200 skulls (20 skulls of adolescence age, I adulthood age 68, II adulthood age 72, and elderly age 40. In total, there were 86 male skulls and 114 female skulls). For analyzing the obtained arithmetic data, the Pearson Chi-Square Test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used. Statistical analysis was carried out using the program "IBM Statistics SPSS-26". Research results. The difference in the division of the left and right hypoglossal canals between the male and female skulls in the gender aspect was not statistically significant (for the left divided hypoglossal canal PU = 0.668; for the right divided hypoglossal canal PU = 0.284). The hypoglossal canal and its division in the gender aspect also showed statistical insignificance with the use of the Pearson Chi-Square Test (for the left divided hypoglossal canal Pχ2 = 0.888 and for the right divided hypoglossal canal Pχ2 = 0.506). The division of the hypoglossal canals in age aspect also showed that the difference is statistically insignificant (for the left divided hypoglossal canal Pχ2 = 0.538 and for the right divided hypoglossal canal Pχ2 = 0.355). In female skulls, the difference between age periods was statistically significant for the left hypoglossal canal (PH = 0.047). The difference between male and female skulls in terms of age does not appear to be statistically significant. Only in the elderly age period is the difference for the left divided hypoglossal canal weakly significant (PU = 0.051). Conclusion. The data obtained on the age and gender characteristics of the divided hypoglossal canal are of interest when planning surgical interventions in the posterior cranial fossa.