Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria.
Med Princ Pract. 2013;22(1):75-9. doi: 10.1159/000339800. Epub 2012 Jul 18.
To determine the normal oculopalpebral anthropometric measurements of a Nigerian adult population.
A population-based prospective observational random survey was conducted in Enugu, South-Eastern Nigeria between January and April 2010. The participants were healthy adults comprising 248 males and 252 females aged 18-76 years. One thousand eyes were examined. Demographic data, and bilateral direct manual millimetre measurements of the horizontal palpebral fissure (HPF), vertical palpebral fissure (VPF), upper lid crease (ULC), brow height (BH), and margin reflex distance (MRD) were obtained from all participants. Data were categorised by demographic variables and analysed to yield frequencies, percentages and proportions. Between-gender comparisons, using the independent t test, were considered significant at p < 0.05.
The mean age of the participants was 36.5 ± 14.6 years. There was no significant difference between the genders in mean age (men: 37.3 ± 15.7 vs. women: 35.8 ± 13.3, p = 0.2302). The mean values of the parameters were (male, female) HPF: 32.8 ± 2.0 vs. 32.6 ± 3.0; VPF: 10.6 ± 1.2 vs. 10.6 ± 1.2; ULC: 8.2 ± 2.5 vs. 7.9 ± 2.2; BH: 13.1 ± 2.4 vs. 13.6 ± 2.7; and MRD: 4.1 ± 0.5 vs. 4.2 ± 0.8. Significant between-gender difference was observed only in BH measurements (p = 0.029) and variable trends with age.
Oculopalpebral measurements of normal adult Nigerians in Enugu showed variations by age and gender. This may have implications for clinical evaluation and surgical management of oculopalpebral disorders in adult South-Eastern Nigerians. Future longitudinal studies are needed.
确定尼日利亚成年人正常的眼-睑人体测量学测量值。
2010 年 1 月至 4 月，在尼日利亚东南部的埃努古进行了一项基于人群的前瞻性随机观察调查。参与者为健康成年人，包括 248 名男性和 252 名女性，年龄 18-76 岁。共检查了 1000 只眼睛。从所有参与者中获得了人口统计学数据以及双侧直接手动毫米测量的水平睑裂（HPF）、垂直睑裂（VPF）、上睑褶皱（ULC）、眉高（BH）和边缘反射距离（MRD）。数据根据人口统计学变量进行分类，并进行频率、百分比和比例分析。性别间比较采用独立 t 检验，p<0.05 时认为差异具有统计学意义。
参与者的平均年龄为 36.5±14.6 岁。男性和女性的平均年龄无显著差异（男性：37.3±15.7 岁 vs. 女性：35.8±13.3 岁，p=0.2302）。参数的平均值为（男性，女性）HPF：32.8±2.0 毫米 vs. 32.6±3.0 毫米；VPF：10.6±1.2 毫米 vs. 10.6±1.2 毫米；ULC：8.2±2.5 毫米 vs. 7.9±2.2 毫米；BH：13.1±2.4 毫米 vs. 13.6±2.7 毫米；MRD：4.1±0.5 毫米 vs. 4.2±0.8 毫米。仅在 BH 测量中观察到性别间的显著差异（p=0.029）和随年龄的变化趋势。
埃努古成年尼日利亚人的眼-睑测量值因年龄和性别而异。这可能对东南部尼日利亚成年人眼-睑疾病的临床评估和手术治疗具有影响。需要进行未来的纵向研究。
