Morphometric Investigation of Nasal Structure with Nasal Septum Deviation in Young Adults and Correlation with 2:4 Digit Ratio
Journal of the Anatomical Society of India, vol.73, no.3, pp.265-276, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 73 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2024
- Doi Number: 10.4103/jasi.jasi_96_24
- Journal Name: Journal of the Anatomical Society of India
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier
- Page Numbers: pp.265-276
- Keywords: 2:4 digit ratio, hand, morphometry, nasal septum deviation, nose
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim: The nose, both anatomically and esthetically, is a central feature of the human face. This study aims to morphometrically investigate the nasal structure with septal deviation in young adults and examine its correlation with 2:4 digit ratio. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 194 volunteers (female: 100 and male: 94), aged 18-25 years, studying at Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara. Volunteers with nasal septum deviation were included in the study. Initially, participants' height and weight measurements were taken, followed by morphometric measurements of the nasal and hand regions by the same researcher. Body mass index (BMI) was also calculated. Subsequently, the volunteers were divided into eight age groups for age and four for BMI. The data were analyzed using the Student's t-test for normally distributed continuous variables and the Mann-Whitney U-test for ordinal or nonnormally distributed continuous variables. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Initially, the averages and standard deviations of parametric data taken from the nose and hand according to gender, age, and BMI were calculated. Then, the nasal and hand parameters were statistically evaluated according to gender, age, and BMI. The correlation between nasal parameters and the 2:4 digit ratio was also examined. The evaluation revealed statistically significant differences and correlation relationships between the parameters (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The data obtained from our study will assist clinicians involved in evaluating nasal development, determining gender in forensic medicine, diagnosing and treating pathologies related to the nose, describing anatomical points in surgical procedures applied to this region, and planning these surgical procedures.