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Beninese standards morphological measurements in adults.

OBJECTIVE: With the increasing of standard of living, the body dimensions have evolved in many countries in recent decades and the aesthetic canons are very variable depending on the socio-cultural contexts. To study the morphological standards of adults in Benin.

MATERIAL/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Prospective study, descriptive and analytical cross in sight conducted from October to December 2011 in the twelve departments of Benin. Stratified sampling, on 2412 Beninese adults (aged 18-67 years), apparently healthy (without medical or surgical history known), willing to participate in the study, examined by observation and morpho-statics measurements.

RESULTS: A total of 66% of subjects are men. The type of the foot was Egyptian (55.7%), Roman (25.5%) and Greece (18.8%). Body mass index was 16.70 to 50,78kg/m(2) with an average of 25.19±4,19kg/m(2). The lengths of the feet, pelvic and thoracic limbs and sitting height averaged 26.32±1.54, 91.85±6.48, 77.63±5.39 and 84.08±4.75cm respectively. Skelic and cephalic index were 109.33% and 76.19±4.82. Biacromial and bicrete iliac distances and abdominal and thoracic areas were 41.17±3.56; 27.03±3.07; 90.73±8.95; 86.12±12.22cm, respectively. Cervical and lumbar arrows varies from 2 to 9cm and of 2 to 10cm with respective averages of 3.45±1.04 and 5.11±1.59cm. These measures were significantly different between men and women (P=0.00) except for the cephalic index (P=0.50).

DISCUSSION-CONCLUSION: There is a proportionality between the different morpho-static measures, the latter variables by gender. Similar studies in other countries, but on samples much larger, could help out the morphological characteristics of each country or continents.

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