Relationship Between Acoustic Parameters and Body Mass Analysis in Young Males

Maxillary arch dimensions associated with acoustic parameters in prepubertal children

“…7 More so, there is a correlation among vocal pitch, shoulder and waist-to-hip ratio, and skull and chest circumference. 8 However, several other authors [9][10][11] failed to demonstrate any correlation between body characteristics and voice. Franco et al 12 examined somatotype and body composition differences among dysphonic and nondysphonic patients in 72 adults and found no significant difference between the dysphonic group (n ¼ 32) and controls (n ¼ 40).…”

Somatotype and Body Composition of Normal and Dysphonic Adult Speakers

“…10 A deep male voice may be a predictor of body size (height and weight) and body shape (body configuration including measures of body circumferences and ratios derived from these measures). 11 On the contrary, Collins, 13 Künzel, 20 González, 14 and Hamdan et al 15,16 could not find any association between vocal and body characteristics. Table 1 brings together information about recent studies.…”

“…Biological patterns of voice production associated with physical body characteristics are not new concerns in the field of voice quality research; however, the results achieved are controversial and none of these studies included dysphonic speakers. 6,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Body size has been related to vocal tract morphology. [10][11][12][13][14]16 Fitch and Giedd 10 found differences in vocal tract morphology both in male and in female speakers, including changes in vocal tract length and in the relative proportions of the oral and the pharyngeal cavities, with consequences in formant frequencies.…”

Relationship of the Cricothyroid Space with Vocal Range in Female Singers

“…A study by Evans et al (2006) supported this assertion, at least in men with increased upper body musculature, a wide chest circumference and high shoulder to hip ratio. However, several studies contradict this observation (Lass & Brown, 1978;Graddol & Swann, 1983;Kunzel, 1989;Collins, 2000;Hamdan, et al, 2012). Overall, studies show no consistent correlation between SFF and body size.…”

“…It is mainly determined by their tension and length (Hirano, 1974;Evans et al, 2006;Hamdan et al, 2012) and is measured in Hertz (Hz). Speaking fundamental frequency (SFF) is "the average fundamental frequency in connected speech" (Boone et al, 2010: p. 150).…”