Longitudinal age changes in a fishermen population of West Bengal

Bibliographic Data

ID12030516
AuthorsSumanta Kundu (0000-0002-7646-7040, Anthropological Survey of India, corresponding author), Charles Susanne (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Prodyot Gangopadhyay (Anthropological Survey of India)
Year1990
Volume5
Issue1
Pages1-10
Publication date1990-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0393-9383 • E-ISSN: 1824-3096
PublisherSpringer Nature (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/bf02442366
OpenAlexW1977573258
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

The longitudinal anthropological age changes in a sample of coastal fishermen in West Bengal are discussed. The results show that some traits follow the trends observed in ageing of Western populations, for instance nasal length and breadth continue to increase throughout life in both sexes. Stature follows also the trend generally observed: a decrease occurs indeed from 35 years of age in both sexes, the decline is becoming higher with increasing age. The typical ecological conditions of our population influence the rate of change in other traits, such as weight and biacromial diameter. Weight is known to be influenced by the nutritional status and the way of life. It explains that in our study of males an early increase of weight and biacromial diameter is observed first and a decrease afterwards. In females, however, a decrease is observed already from 35 years of age. This kind of analysis was only possible with the help of longitudinal data and in a well defined population: only longitudinal data is free from the effect of secular changes and of selective death

Age groups · Ageing · BENGAL · Biology · Geography · Longitudinal data · Longitudinal sample · Longitudinal study · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · West bengal · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Mathematics · Psychology

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