Umar et al., J.Biomed & App Sci FUD (2022) 1-2
Keywords: Pupils, Primary School, IQ, Facial Anthropometry
2022-06-30 DOI: JOBASFUD_2022_1_1_005
Background: Anthropometry is the study of measuring the human body in terms of bone, muscle, and adipose (fat) tissue dimensions. There is a scarcity of reference data on the relationship between facial anthropometry and Intelligence Quotient among primary school students in Fagge, Kano State. Objectives: This study was designed to find the relationship between facial anthropometry and Intelligence Quotient (IQ) among primary school students in Fagge, Kano State. Method: The study was conducted on 389 primary schools pupils in Fagge local government Kano. The subject consists of males and female whose face were measured using anthropometric method. The relationship between facial anthropometry with Intelligence Quotient was assessed using person correlation. Results: The result of the study indicated that there was no statistically significant relation between facial anthropometry and IQ at p<0.05. Also males were represented more on all the Intelligence Quotient score groupings than females. A T-test of male and female study variables showed evidence of sexual dimorphism in all variables with the males having higher values than the females. Conclusion: The study concluded that there is no relationship between facial anthropometry and Intelligence Quotient.