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Table 2 Distribution of shape of earlobe among Nigerian ethnic groups across gender: Hausaā€‰=ā€‰89; Igboā€‰=ā€‰112; Yorubaā€‰=ā€‰106

From: Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

Shape of earlobe

HAUSA

IGBO

YORUBA

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Right ear

Left ear

Right ear

Left ear

Right ear

Left ear

Right ear

Left ear

Right ear

Left ear

Right ear

Left ear

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

(N, %)

Tongue

6, 15.8%

8, 21.1%

6, 11.8%

6, 11.8%

5, 13.2%

7, 18.4%

13, 17.5%

11, 14.9%

8, 14.5%

7, 12.7%

8, 15.7%

8, 15.7%

Triangular

3, 7.9%

5, 13.2%

1, 2.0%

0, 0.0%

1, 2.6%

3, 7.9%

3, 4.1%

2, 2.7%

8, 14.5%

6, 10.9%

3, 5.9%

4, 7.8%

Arched

13, 34.2%

11, 28.9%

22, 43.1%

23, 45.1%

21, 55.3%

20, 52.6%

38, 51.4%

35, 47.3%

28, 50.9%

30, 54.5%

24, 47.1%

20, 39.2%

Square

16, 42.1%

14, 36.8%

22, 43.1%

22, 43.1%

11, 28.9%

8, 21.1%

20, 27.0%

26, 35.1%

11, 20.0%

12, 21.8%

16, 31.3%

19, 37.3%

Total

38

38

51

51

38

38

74

74

55

55

51

51