Sinha P, Tamang B K, Chakraborty S
Department of Anatomy,Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences,Gangtok,India.
Department of ENT,Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences,Gangtok,India.
J Laryngol Otol. 2014 Jun;128(6):527-30. doi: 10.1017/S0022215114001029. Epub 2014 Jun 4.
Head and face dimensions vary according to race and geographical zone. Hereditary factors also greatly affect the size and shape of the head. There are important medical applications of craniofacial data specific to different racial and ethnic groups.
Various cranial and facial anthropometric parameters were assessed in singleton, healthy, full-term newborns of Sikkimese origin in a tertiary care hospital in Sikkim, India. The data were then analysed to determine statistically significant differences between sexes.
Forty-five newborns were included in the study. Both male and female newborns were observed to be hyperbrachycephalic and hyperleptoprosopic. The only significant difference between the sexes was in commissural length, which was observed to be greater in male newborns.
Craniofacial parameters in Sikkimese newborns vary in comparison with those of other newborns from around the world. Larger studies are needed in order to reveal sex-related variations. Similar studies on various racial groups in North-East India are needed to establish standards for populations with East Asian features.
头面部尺寸因种族和地理区域而异。遗传因素也极大地影响头部的大小和形状。不同种族和族裔群体的颅面数据具有重要的医学应用价值。
在印度锡金的一家三级护理医院，对锡金族单胎、健康、足月新生儿的各种颅骨和面部人体测量参数进行评估。然后对数据进行分析，以确定性别之间的统计学显著差异。
45名新生儿纳入研究。观察到男、女新生儿均为短头型和窄面型。两性之间唯一的显著差异在于联合长度，观察到男性新生儿的联合长度更长。
锡金族新生儿的颅面参数与世界其他地区新生儿的参数不同。需要进行更大规模的研究以揭示与性别相关的差异。需要对印度东北部不同种族群体进行类似研究，以建立具有东亚特征人群的标准。
