Periocular Anthropometric Measurements Among Adolescent Igbos In Asaba, Nigeria

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Anibor Ese, Mabiaku Yvonne Osaretin, Azubuike Uche Noah, Ndidika Ukah Peace

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This Study Was Conducted On Adolescents Who Were 10-19 Years Old. The Purpose Of This Study Is The Documentation Of The Anthropometric Analysis Of The Horizontal Palpebral Fissure, Vertical Palpebral Fissure, The Upper Eyelid Crease, The Brow Height And The Margin Reflex Distance.The Mean Age Recorded From The Descriptive Analysis Conducted On The Total Study Sample (N=384) Was 13 ± 2 Years. The Frequency And Percentage Distribution For Gender Revealed That Lesser Number Of Male Subjects Participated In The Study Having A Frequency Of 181 And A Percentage Of 47.1% When Compared To The Female Subjects Who Scored A Frequency Of 203 And A Percentage Of 52.9%. The Mean Value Of The Male Horizontal Palpebral Fissure Recorded Was 3 ± 0.090cm. The Female Subjects Recorded A Mean Horizontal Palpebral Fissure Value Of 3 ± 0.085 Cm. The Result Of The T-Test Analysis Conducted To Compare These Gender Means Showed No Significant Difference Between The Means (P>0.05). The Mean Value Of The Male Vertical Palpebral Fissure Recorded Was 0.957 ± 0.059 Cm. The Female Subjects Recorded A Mean Vertical Palpebral Fissure Value Of 0.951 ± 0.055cm. The Result Of The T-Test Analysis Conducted To Compare These Means Showed No Significant Gender Difference (P>0.05). The Mean Value Of The Male Upper Eyelid Crease Recorded Was 0.849 ± 0.131cm. The Female Subjects Recorded A Mean Upper Eyelid Crease Value Of 0.84 ± 0.114 Cm. The Result Of The T-Test Analysis Conducted To Compare These Gender Means Showed No Significant Difference Between The Means (P>0.05). The Mean Value Of The Male Brow Height Recorded Was 1.190 ± 0.089 Cm. The Female Subjects Recorded A Mean Brow Height Value Of 1.196 ± 0.082 Cm. The Result Of The T-Test Analysis Conducted To Compare These Means Showed No Significant Gender Difference (P>0.05). The Mean Value Of The Male Marginal Reflex Distance Recorded Was 0.410 ± 0.58 Cm. The Female Subjects Recorded A Mean Marginal Reflex Value Of 0.400 ± 0.58cm. The Result Of The T-Test Analysis Conducted To Compare These Means Showed No Significant Gender Difference Between The Means (P>0.05). Gender Is Not An Imperative Demographic Determinant Of The Periocular Anthropometric Parameters Of Adolescent Igbos In Asaba, Nigeria.

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