Association between somatotype and auricular anthropometric measurements in healthy young adults

Purpose: The aim of the study is to correlate somatotype with parameters obtained from the auricula of healthy young individuals. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 256 healthy volunteery individuals between the ages of 18-30. Body types of individuals were determined by the Heath-Carter somatotype method. Then, the auricula of the individuals were photographed and transferred to the Image J program, and the determined parameters were measured. Results: Using the Heath-Carter somatotype method, eight different body types were identified among the participants. The Mann-Whitney U test evaluated the relationship between auricular morphometry and body type by gender. Significant findings included the Inint-Sba distance in mesomorphic endomorphs and the Pa-Crura Antihelix distance in endomorphic ectomorphs. Spearman’s rho test revealed gender-specific differences: in males, key correlations involved T-Sba, Inint-Sba, Superaurale-Sba, and Otobasion Superior-Pa distances, while in females, a very high correlation was found between T-Sba and Inint-Sba parameters.. Conclusion: Significant relationships were found between body types and auricle morphometry, and in the evaluation of auricula morphometry according to gender.