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    Anthropometric Analysis of Craniofacial Indices in Students of Yoruba Lineage
    (The Journal of Anatomical Sciences, 2024-09-30) Kareem SB,; Eweoya OO,; Akinola O,; Imam A,; Ibrahim A,; Arogundade TT,; Adana MY,; Ajao M.S
    Population-specific facial anthropometry is essential for cultural esteem, preservation of ethnicity, and advances in reconstructive medicine. This study focuses on craniofacial indices in students of Yoruba lineage. Using a questionnaire, biodata were collected from 2109 participants, aged 18 to 29 years, who were of Yoruba lineage and were without facial abnormalities. Amkov 3.0 Super AMOLED 24 Mega Pixel Digital Camera facilitated photography, and Digitalize image analysis software streamlined measurement and index analyses. Generated Data, including facial index (FI), nasal index (NI), canthal index (CI), and ear index (EI), were statistically analyzed using SPSS software version 21.0. FI findings revealed a prevalence of hyperleptoproscopic faces among males (98.0%) and females (97.9%). Males showed a higher mean FI than females, indicating sexual dimorphism and the influence of gender on facial morphology. According to the NI data, males (50.5%) and females (52.2%) had hyperplatin as the most common nose type. In NI, there was an evident sexual dimorphism, with males displaying higher mean values than females. Close eyes were shown to be the dominant form for both genders based on the CI values, with higher mean values in men also indicating sexual dimorphism. The EI results showed large ears were the most common, with sexual and age-specificity in mean values. The data presented here sheds considerable light on the craniofacial features of the Yoruba people, demonstrating how age and gender significantly influence facial dimensions. This research finds relevance in reconstructive medicine, forensic anthropology, and ethnic diversity studies.
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    DETERMINATION OF STATURE FROM CEPHALIC INDICES AMONG OKUN AND EBIRA ETHNIC GROUPS OF KOGI STATE IN NIGERIA.
    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin., 2019) Alabi AS,; Adeleye JT,; Kareem SB,; Lewu FS,; Oyewopo AO
    Cephalic index is an important feature that characterizes different races. The study aimed at comparing the cephalic indices between the two genders and to determine the stature among Okun and Ebira ethnic groups in Nigeria. The subjects were measured for cephalic length, breadth and subject height and the cephalic indices were calculated by dividing the cephalic breadth by cephalic length, and then multiply by 100. 844 subjects of Okun and Ebira origin of Kogi state were measured, 211 males and 211 femalesfor each tribe were measured. Fischer’s formula was used to determine the sample size because the population size is > 10,000. The cephalic breadth and length was measured using a spreading caliper and the subject height was measured with a stadiometer. The data was analyzed using Pearson’s Chi square analysis test for association, trends and distribution difference of the pattern (confidence level at 95%). The mean cephalic indices of both Okun and Ebira ethnic group were >75 and >70 which belongs to mesocephalic and doliocephalic group respectively. There were significant differences in cephalic indices between both ethnic groups (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in cephalic indices between males and females of each ethnic group. Stature was better predicted from cephalic indices for Ebira males (r= 0.386) when compared to the Ebira females (r= 0.127), Okun males (r= 0.296) and Okun females (r = 0.268). All predictions were significant except for Ebira females
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    LIP PRINT MORPHOLOGICAL PATTERN IN RELATION TO NASAL INDEX AMONG ADULTS OF EGBA, IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
    (Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 2021-06) Alabi AS; Omoge OE,; Kareem SB,; Imamfulani AO
    Cheiloscopy and Nasal index are important bio-anthropological parameters unique to each ethnic group. The study aimed at identifying the lip print pattern and nasal index peculiar to Egba people and their possible interrelationship. The study was conducted in Abeokuta, South-West, Nigeria, among 410 adult Egba individuals (205 males and 205 females). Nasal height and width were measured using Digital Sliding Vernier Caliper. The lip prints of the subjects were collected by gently placing a microscopic glass slide on the lip after a little application of lip gloss. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 software and the statistical significance was put into consideration using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) when (P 0.05). The result showed that the predominant lip print pattern of the Egba ethnic group was Type V. The predominant Nasal Index among both sexes was 60.00 while their peculiar nasal shape was Leptorrhine, which can subsequently serve as an important anthropometric tool used in reconstructive surgeries of nose. The study revealed no significant variation among the lip print patterns of all types of nasal morphology. The existence of sexual dimorphism in the lip print pattern of the Egba ethnic group is a peculiar feature that can be relevant in determination of gender in identification of persons during crime investigations and in mass disaster which are relevant in medico-legal cases
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    LIP PRINT MORPHOLOGICAL PATTERN IN RELATION TO NASAL INDEX AMONG ADULTS OF EGBA, IN ABEOKUTA, SOUTH-WEST NIGERIA
    (Enugu State University of Science and Technology, 2021-06) Alabi AS,; Omoge OE ,; Kareem SB,; Imamfulani AO
    Cheiloscopy and Nasal index are important bio-anthropological parameters unique to each ethnic group. The study aimed at identifying the lip print pattern and nasal index peculiar to Egba people and their possible interrelationship. The study was conducted in Abeokuta, South-West, Nigeria, among 410 adult Egba individuals (205 males and 205 females). Nasal height and width were measured using Digital Sliding Vernier Caliper. The lip prints of the subjects were collected by gently placing a microscopic glass slide on the lip after a little application of lip gloss. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 software and the statistical significance was put into consideration using one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) when (P 0.05). The result showed that the predominant lip print pattern of the Egba ethnic group was Type V. The predominant Nasal Index among both sexes was 60.00 while their peculiar nasal shape was Leptorrhine, which can subsequently serve as an important anthropometric tool used in reconstructive surgeries of nose. The study revealed no significant variation among the lip print patterns of all types of nasal morphology. The existence of sexual dimorphism in the lip print pattern of the Egba ethnic group is a peculiar feature that can be relevant in determination of gender in identification of persons during crime investigations and in mass disaster which are relevant in medico-legal cases
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    Sex Determination Using Tali Bones
    (Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria., 2024-09-30) Kareem SB,; Muyideen MK,; Ajiboye AA,; Imam A,; Ibrahim A,; Alabi AS,; Ajao MS
    The talus is an important bone used in forensic and archaeological cases for the determination of the sex of human remains because it is a preservational favored bone of the body. The study is designed to take the measurements and dimensions of dry tali to determine the sex as well as the sides of the bones. A total of 82 cadaveric bones were used. In each of the bones, measurements like tali length, breadth, widths, height, head height, head-neck length, trochlear breadth and length, length and breadth of the medial-lateral articular facet, and length and breadth of the posterior calcaneal articular surface were taken. Eleven parameters were measured on 82 bones (49 males and 33 females) obtained from the Anatomy Museum of the Anatomy Department, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21.0 was used to analyze the discriminant function of all the measurements that were taken. The statistical analysis showed that all measured parameters were sexually dimorphic. Forty-four right tali 44 and thirty-eight left tali were found. The average accuracy for all the bones was 80.5% following the stepwise procedures from the discriminant function analysis. While the accuracy for correctly classifying the bones into males was 71% and females was 94%, the female tali bones were most often correctly classified. In conclusion, the talus bone was shown to be useful for the determination of sex.