Comparison of head and face anthropometric characteristics between six countries

Abstract

The head and face dimensions for Japanese, Kenyans, South Koreans, The Netherlands, Americans and Chinese were compared. The Newman-Keuls (N-K) [3] test method was used to compare the difference of the average data between the six countries. The results showed that most of the head and face data between the six countries have significant difference (p < 0.05). The comparison shows that Asians’ heads can be generally characterized as rounder than Africans’, Americans’ and European people’s heads, and with a flatter back and forehead.