AAS ›› 2015, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (6): 843-847.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2015.06.020

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Analysis of morphological facial index in Tibetan youths

ZHONG Hua1 PUQIONG Ci-ren2 XI Huan-jiu3 LA Zong1 LIU Lan1 ZHANG Hai-long3 FU Qiang 1*   

  1. 1.Department of Anatomy, Tibet University Medical College, Lhasa 850000; 2. Grade 2011 of Family Medicine Undergraduate class, Tibet University Medical College, Lhasa 850000; 3. Institute of Biological Anthropology, Liaoning Medical University, Liaoning Jinzhou 121000, China
  • Received:2015-06-10 Revised:2015-07-27 Online:2015-12-06 Published:2015-12-06
  • Contact: FU Qiang E-mail:fuqiang5577@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To study the morphological facial index characteristics of the native Tibetans youths. Methods Totally two hundred and forty two Tibetan nationality people aged from 18 to 25 years old in Lhasa were selected to measure the face breadth,face height and morphological facial Index. Results Face breadth and morphological facial index of Tibetan youths of different ages there were significant differences(P<0.05 or P<0.01). There was a significant positive correlation between morphological facial index and age(P<0.01). Conclusion Morphological facial indexes are as follows, hypereuryprosopy (38.4%), euruprosopy(33.5%), mesoprosopy(19.4%) of Tibetan Youths.

Key words: Morphological facial index, Male, Tibetan, Somatometry, Youth