Comparison of facial proportion between Han and Kazak adults in Xinjiang area

VernacularTitle:新疆汉族与哈萨克族成人颜面比例分析与比较
Author: Kang MENG ; Khasim ADALET ; Xinwei YU ; Chengzhi GAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Han nationality; Kazak nationality; Facial proportion
From: Journal of Practical Stomatology 2015;(2):255-258
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To study the vertical and horizontal proportions in facial area and the difference between Han and Kazak normal adults in Xinjiang area.Methods:According to certain standards,the adult Han and Kazak college students in Urumqi were randomly selected.Frontal photographs were taken for the subjects in accordance with the same standards.The data were imported into computer, and 20 standard anthropometric marks were determined,then 1 5 measurements were performed by photoshop soft ware,1 9 proportion i-tems of the mesurements was established.Independent sample t-test was applied for statistic analysis by SPSS1 9.0.Results:The face of the males was shorter and wider than that of the females.The males have smaller fissure width and bigger alar width than the females. However,the Han subjects have smaller fissure width and mouth width,bigger alar width and intercanthal width than the Kazak.Con-clusion:This study suggests that facial proportions were significantly different between the two nationalities and between sexes in Xin-jiang.