The Cephalic Index Is Not Different Among Groups of Children Aged 36 to 48 months with Chronic Otitis Media with Effusion Recurrent Acute Otitis Media and Controls

摘要

ObjectiveThe Cephalic Index, an anthropometric measure of head shape, was reported to be different between individuals with and without signs of past or concurrent otitis media (OM). In this study, we compared the Cephalic Index and other measures of head shape among groups of children aged 36 to 48 months with a documented history of chronic OM with effusion (COME), recurrent acute OM (RAOM) and CONTROLS (few to no OM episodes) to test that hypothesis.