Anthropometric study of cephalometric indices among Idoma and Igede ethnic groups of Benue State, Nigeria

Autor:	S. G. Obaje, AK Waitieh-Kabehl, Augustine Oseloka Ibegbu, W. O. Hamman
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	business.industry Nigerians Ethnic group Head length Medicine Forensic anthropology Dentistry Mean age Anthropometry Craniometry business Positive correlation Demography
Zdroj:	International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research. :21-34
ISSN:	2315-5019 2277-0941
DOI:	10.14194/ijmbr.4.1.4
Popis:	Background : Anthropometric variables are important biometric characteristics that varies with age, sex, and tribe. Aim : Following the paucity of research in cephalometry as subdivisions of biological and forensic anthropology, this study was undertaken due to lack of adequate cephalometry among Nigerians. Methods : Four hundred and twenty five subjects were used for the study of which 158 were Igede and 267 were Idoma with mean age of 22.6, 0.45 and 23.0 0.47 year respectively. The anthropometric variables measured were head length, head width, bizygomatic distance, upper facial length, lower facial length, total facial length, nose width and skull height from which the cephalometric indices were calculated. Result : The result showed that there were statistically significant differences (P
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