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CI is used in marketing also, as in manufacturing helmets, eye gears, and ear gears.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To study the proportion of different categories of CI of first-phase medical students of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Settings and Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\u2018Observational Cross-Sectional Study\u2019 at \u2018Department of Anatomy, RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India\u2019.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and Materials:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional observational study, conducted from 01.02.2020 to 31.10.2021 on 205 first-phase medical students [120 (58.54%) males and 85 (41.46%) females] from RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, examined CI variations with the help of a manual spreading calliper and scale. Hrdlicka\u2019s method was used for CI measurements.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Statistical Analysis Used:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Mean, median, standard deviation (SD),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      value, and other relevant data were analysed. Software used are Jamovi (2.3.28), MS Excel (MicroSoft Office 365), and Zotero (7.0.15).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among total subjects, 31 (15.12%) were dolichocephalic, 73 (35.60%) were mesocephalic, 74 (35.92%) were brachycephalic, and 27 (13.17%) were hyperbrachycephalic. Among genders, a predominance of mesocephalic in males (44.16%) and brachycephalic in females (44.70%) is seen. These results show that sexual dimorphism exists in first-phase medical students of RIMS, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. The CI between genders was significant (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.018). There are seen variations in ethnicity and students from outside Jharkhand also but not significant among study participants.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CI is significantly high in females as compared to males, whereas head length and head breadth are significantly high in males. 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