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Anogenital Distance of Newborns and Causes of Variation in Zaria, Northern Nigeria
O.M. Avidime, K.V. Olorunshola and A.A.U. Dikko
Corresponding Author: Ohunene Makoju Avidime
Submitted: 2011 February, 23
Accepted: 2011 March, 26
Published: 2011 April, 20 |
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The aim of this study is to determine the anogenital distance in male and female newborns in Zaria
and possible causes of variation. The anogenital distance (AGD), serum testosterone and anthropometric
measurements of 200 newborns was measured (100 male, 100 female). Data obtained were analysed using
Student t-test, ANOVA and Pearson’s correlation as applicable. The mean total anogenital distance was
22.53±0.70 mm, (males: 31.11±0.64 mm and in females: 13.89±0.26 mm). Newborns of Igbo ethnicity had the
highest mean AGD of 32.77±1.63 mm (males) while the females had a mean anus to fourchette distance of
14.63±1.14 mm. There was significant positive correlation between anogenital distance and head circumference
in male newborns and birth weight in female newborns in the population examined (p<0.05). Testosterone
concentration, placenta weight, birthlength and birthorder did not correlate with Anogenital distance. It is
concluded that ethnicity, birth weight and head circumference significantly affect anogenital distance in the
population examined in Zaria, Nigeria.
Key words: Anogenital distance, anthropometric, ethnicity, umbilical cord testosterone, , ,
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O.M. Avidime, K.V. Olorunshola and A.A.U. Dikko, . Anogenital Distance of Newborns and Causes of Variation in Zaria, Northern Nigeria. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, (2): 74-78.
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ISSN (Online): 2040-8773
ISSN (Print): 2040-8765 |
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