Influence of the nutritional status on facial morphology in young Japanese women.

ABSTRACT: Evidence regarding the possible influence of nutritional status on the facial morphology has thus far been insufficient. We examined whether or not the physical body compositions and dietary behaviors were correlated with any morphological characteristics of the face. One hundred and fifteen young Japanese women participated. Variables representing the dietary behaviors were extracted from self-reported survey data, and corresponding three-dimensional (3D) facial images and body compositions were examined. Multivariate analyses identified significant relationships between the nutritional status and facial topography (p < 0.05). The clustering method revealed the existence of three dietary condition patterns ("balanced diet", "high-calorie-diet" with obesity tendency, and "imbalanced low-ca

SUBMITTER: Tanikawa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9633753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature