Ganga et al., JOBASFUD_2024_3_1_019
Keywords: Adolescents, lineage, somatotype, physique, regression, facial length, facial breadth.
2024-07-07 DOI: JOBASFUD_2024_3_1_019
Background: Anthropometric somatotyping is one of the most used methods of describing body shape and composition. The study aims to determine the relationship between facial anthropometry and dominant somatotype among Hausa adolescents in Kano metropolis. Methods: The sample size for the study was 391 subjects comprising male (196) and female (195) subjects with a median age of 15.0 from selected secondary schools in Kano metropolis. The design was a cross-sectional study. Anthropometric somatotyping was used and participants were classified into the three dominant somatotype components: endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph. Simple random sampling was employed to select the secondary schools and the participants. Facial anthropometry and somatotype measurements were measured using standard protocol. Spearman’s correlation was used to determine the relationship between the dominant somatotype components and facial anthropometry, while stepwise logistic regression analysis was deployed to predict somatotype components from facial parameters. Results: A significant correlation was found between facial measurements and dominant somatotype. Somatotype components were significantly predicted from facial parameters and facial breadth was the best predictor. Conclusion: From the findings, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between facial anthropometry and dominant somatotypes of the ethnicity studied.