Association between somatotype and auricular anthropometric measurements in healthy young adults
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Purpose: The aim of the study is to correlate somatotype with parameters obtained from the auricula of healthy young individuals.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 256 healthy volunteery individuals between the ages of 18-30. Body types of individuals were determined by the Heath-Carter somatotype method. Then, the auricula of the individuals were photographed and transferred to the Image J program, and the determined parameters were measured.
Results: Using the Heath-Carter somatotype method, eight different body types were identified among the participants. The Mann-Whitney U test evaluated the relationship between auricular morphometry and body type by gender. Significant findings included the Inint-Sba distance in mesomorphic endomorphs and the Pa-Crura Antihelix distance in endomorphic ectomorphs. Spearman’s rho test revealed gender-specific differences: in males, key correlations involved T-Sba, Inint-Sba, Superaurale-Sba, and Otobasion Superior-Pa distances, while in females, a very high correlation was found between T-Sba and Inint-Sba parameters..
Conclusion: Significant relationships were found between body types and auricle morphometry, and in the evaluation of auricula morphometry according to gender.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Somatotype, auricula, morphometry, photo analysis
Etik Beyan
The study was initiated with the approval of Karabuk University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee with the number 2022/788
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