Islam Shofiq, Taylor Christopher J, Hayter Jonathan P
East Midlands Deanery, Higher Surgical Training Programme in Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, NG11 6NJ, UK.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Coventry, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2017 Jul;70(7):931-936. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2017.03.012. Epub 2017 Apr 8.
To determine the frequency of recognised morphologic facial phenotypes among the UK and US election candidates and to assess whether there is a relationship between facial morphology and success in general elections.
Facial morphology analysis of prime ministerial and presidential candidates in the UK and US elections was performed. Direct facial measurements were made from frontal images and facial morphological indices calculated for all candidates. Anthropometric facial phenotype was determined and comparisons made between the elected leaders and unelected runner-up candidates. Paired candidates who had different facial types were analysed as a subgroup, with the probabilities of electoral success calculated.
Data were available for 45 subjects: 22 election winners and 23 unelected runner-ups. Our data showed some variation in facial morphology between the groups. The predominant facial phenotype in both groups was leptoprosopic (long and/or narrow face), accounting for 40% (n = 18). Mesoprosopic (average dimension) and euryprosopic (short and/or broad) facial type represented 31% (n = 14) and 18% (n = 8), respectively. A majority of the sample (n = 36) demonstrated a malar width to mandibular angle width ratio consistent with the modern 'power face' proportion. Subgroup analysis showed a significant association with success in an election when leptoprosopic candidates were paired against candidates of another facial phenotype (p < 0.05).
Leptoprosopic (long and/or narrow) facial phenotype with a wide mandibular angle width is predominant in the UK and US election candidates. Moreover, this facial phenotype appears to be associated with greater electoral success, supporting the concept of a modern political 'power face'.
确定英美两国选举候选人中公认的面部形态学表型的频率，并评估面部形态与大选成功之间是否存在关联。
对英美两国选举中的首相和总统候选人进行面部形态分析。从正面图像进行直接面部测量，并为所有候选人计算面部形态指数。确定人体测量面部表型，并对当选领导人与未当选的亚军候选人进行比较。将面部类型不同的配对候选人作为一个亚组进行分析，计算选举成功的概率。
有45名受试者的数据：22名选举获胜者和23名未当选的亚军。我们的数据显示两组之间面部形态存在一些差异。两组中占主导地位的面部表型是窄面型（长脸和/或窄脸），占40%（n = 18）。中面型（平均尺寸）和宽面型（短脸和/或宽脸）分别占31%（n = 14）和18%（n = 8）。大多数样本（n = 36）表现出颧骨宽度与下颌角宽度之比符合现代“权力脸”比例。亚组分析显示，当窄面型候选人与另一种面部表型的候选人配对时，与选举成功存在显著关联（p < 0.05）。
下颌角宽度较宽的窄面型（长脸和/或窄脸）面部表型在英美两国选举候选人中占主导地位。此外，这种面部表型似乎与更大的选举成功相关，支持现代政治“权力脸”的概念。
