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Kim, Lee, Lee, Jung, Han, Kang, Cho, Yang, Cho, and Choi: A Study for the Anatomic Feature of Asian Tribes: In View Point of the Golden Ratio and Beauty
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Korean J Phys Anthropol 2013;26(2):91-96.

Published online: 20 January 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2013.26.2.91

A Study for the Anatomic Feature of Asian Tribes: In View Point of the Golden Ratio and Beauty

Jae Won Kim1, Ji Yong Lee1, Jin Suk Lee1, Min Ho Jung1, Chang Sung Han1, Yeo Wool Kang1, Won Gil Cho1, Young Chul Yang1, Byung Pil Cho1, 2, Byoung Young Choi1

1Department of Anatomy, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine

2Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine

Correspondence to: Byoung Young Choi (Department of Anatomy Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) E-mail: byychoi@yonsei.ac.kr

Copyright © 2013 Korean Association of Physical Anthropologists

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Abstract

We observed and measured the structures showing the golden ratio in human body. Southeast Asian tribes, Aka and Lahu who live in Thailand, Miyanmar and China mountain areas and Koreans were examined by means of facial photography. The pictures of lateral facial view were taken by the fixed method. Then the length and width of auricles were measured by Phi-matrix software (version 1.1) on the scanned images. Helix ratio were also obtained by the same method. As a results, the ratio of the ear of Southeast Asian tribes showed the golden ratio and the racial and the individual differences were noticed a little.

Keywords: Aka, Lahu, Korean, Golden ratio, Ear, Auricle

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Fig. 1.
Lateral facial views of Aka tribe.
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Fig. 2.
Lateral facial views of Lahu tribe.
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Fig. 3.
Lateral facial views of Koreans.
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Fig. 4.
Measurements of the ear using Phimatrix.
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Table 1.
Measurements of the ear
Tribes Male Female
Aka 1.79±0.34(15)  
Lahu 1.84±0.15(15) 1.80±0.12(15)∗
Korean 1.89±0.30(15) 1.89±0.20(15)∗

unit: length/width ratio, mean± S.D., (): cases

∗ P⁄0.05 on T-test

Table 2.
Measurements of the ear excluding ear lobule
Tribes Male Female
Aka 1.52±0.24(15)  
Lahu 1.55±0.13(15) 1.57±0.16(15)
Korean 1.60±0.27(15) 1.59±0.26(15)

unit: length/width ratio, mean± S.D., (): cases

Table 3.
Measurements of the helix
Tribes Male Female
Aka 1.53±0.27(15)  
Lahu 1.51±0.11(15) 1.66±0.22(15)
Korean 1.61±0.30(15) 1.60±0.23(15)

unit: length/width ratio, mean± S.D., (): cases

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