COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL SKULLS BY THE ANATOMICAL CRANIAL INDEX

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The article aims to conduct a comparative analysis of skull occurrence frequency in women and men, with and without skull deformation, using index indicators. A total of 254 skulls (200 without artificial deformations and 54 with deformations) from the craniological collection of the Azerbaijan Medical University were analyzed. Pearson's chi-square analysis was used to determine the relationship between the parameters. It was determined that there was a relationship between the height-length parameter between skull types with and without deformation in men. These parameters were close in the presence and absence of deformation in men. In women, there was a relationship between the width-length index with and without deformation. There was a statistically significant relationship for this index among women, regardless of skull condition.

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skull parameters classification system skull parameter indices women men statistical relationship

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026) , с. 170-174
УДК 611.91-071.3:672.03

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2026-1-95-170-174