The anthropometric determination of body composition among the Peruvian Cashinahua

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8317666
AutoresFrancis E Johnston (The University of Texas at Austin), Patricia S Gindhart (The University of Texas at Austin), R L Jantz (0000-0003-1382-196X, The University of Texas at Austin), Kenneth M Kensinger (The University of Texas at Austin), Geoffrey F Walker (The University of Texas at Austin)
Año1971
Volumen34
Número3
Páginas409-415
Fecha de publicación1971-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330340310
PMID5120555
OpenAlexW2073095177
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas11

The morphology and body composition of the Peruvian Cashinahua, a small unacculturated rain forest population numbering 206, has been analyzed. Measurements involve anthropometry, including skinfolds, and endosteal and periosteal breadths of the second metacarpals, taken from 135 handwrist radiographs. The analysis indicates that the Cashinahua are short and relatively heavy at all ages, and are morphologically similar to other comparable populations. The relatively high skinfolds suggest an adequate caloric intake and, when considered along with other studies, lead to the conclusion that these marginal, unacculturated farming groups are in a satisfactory state of nutritional adaptation. Increased contacts with outsiders may very well upset this balance, however

Adaptation (eye) · Anthropometry · Archaeology · Biology · Body weight · Caloric intake · Composition (language) · Geography · Population · Skinfold thickness · Demography · Endocrinology · Primate Behavior and Ecology