Publication: Cephalic index of Gurung community of Nepal - An anthropometric study
Date
2005
Authors
Article Type
Original Article
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
1812-2027
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 263 - 265
Publisher
Kathmandu Unversity
Abstract
Cephalic Index (CI) is useful in differentiation of racial and sexual differences. There is no published literature
about CI of Gurung community in Nepal. Hence, we under took this study to document the cephalometric
characteristics and gender differences in CI of a Gurung community. Head length, head breadth and CI were
determined for 267 subjects of Gurung village. The mean CI for male was 83.1 and for female 84.6 which was
statistically significant. On comparison with the existing literature the Gurung community can be categorized as
brachycephalic and the data presented can be useful for experts in forensic science.
Key words: Cephalic Index, Gurung Community, Brachiocephalic