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An anthropometric study of facial height among four endogamous communities in the Sunsari district of Nepal

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Singapore Med J 2010; 51(3): 212-215
An anthropometric study of facial height among four endogamous communities in the Sunsari district of Nepal

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Baral P, Lobo SW, Menezes RG, Kanchan T, Krishan K, Bhattacharya S, Hiremath SS
Correspondence: Dr Kewal Krishan, gargkk@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT
Introduction
Facial anthropometry has well-known implications in health-related fields and has been utilised for forensic purposes in the past. It provides an indication of the variations in facial shape in a population. The facial anthropometric profile of a population can characterise the distinctive features of a likely face in that population. The present study aimed to examine the differences in facial height proportions and facial growth patterns in different communities in the Sunsari district of Nepal.
Methods The upper facial height (UFH) and lower facial height (LFH) proportions of 857 subjects (429 male and 428 female) aged between three and 18 years old from four communities (Brahmin, Chhetri, Rai and Limbu) in the Sunsari district of Nepal were calculated, and comparisons were made.
Results Significant differences (p is less than 0.05) in the UFH and LFH percentages were observed between the Brahmin and Rai, Brahmin and Limbu, Chhetri and Rai, and Chhetri and Limbu communities.
Conclusion The study concluded that there is evidence of statistically significant differences of the upper and lower face height proportions among the different racial groups. A change in the facial height proportions of the various age groups was evident. However, differences in facial height proportions between male and female were found to be insignificant.

Keywords: anthropometry, cephalometry, facial ergonomics, Nepal, upper and lower face height
Singapore Med J 2010; 51(3): 212-215

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