Stature Estimation from the Right External Ear of Undergraduate Students in South-East Nigeria

Autor:	Obaje Godwin Sunday, Sophia Chinenye Nwankwo, Augustine Ogugua Egwu
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	otorhinolaryngologic diseases sense organs correlation analysis external ear regression models sexual dimorphism
Zdroj:	Southeastern European Medical Journal : SEEMEDJ Volume 4 Issue 2
ISSN:	2459-9484
Popis:	Background: Ethnicity, stature and gender influence the anthropometric characteristics of the right ear, thus creating variations which are helpful for sex identification and medico-legal purposes in forensic examinations. This study has produced anthropometric data on the right external ear among the Ikwo people in southeastern Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Ear and lobular indices were obtained from the dimensions of the right external ear of 240 Ikwo adults aged 18-35. Also, three predictive models (equations) were produced in the study. Results: Descriptions of the right external ear for the study population were obtained. Aside from ear indices, which were higher in females than in males, males were taller in stature than females (P
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