Body measurements and somatotypes of young adult Jat-Sikh men of Punjab, India

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ID3778479
AuthorsP Singh (0000-0001-7712-5539), S P Singh (0000-0003-0536-0155, Punjabi University), L S Sidhu, P Malhotra
Year1988
Volume46
Issue3
Pages261-267
Publication date1988-09-16
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099
PublisherS ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1127/anthranz/46/1988/261
PMID3190178
OpenAlexW3136310
LanguageEN
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During 1972 body measurements including height, weight, limb circumferences, skeletal diameters and skinfolds were taken on 100 unrelated and healthy Jat-Sikh men of 17 to 25 years of age, belonging to different areas of Punjab, India. The average height and weight of Jat-Sikhs is 170.4 cm and 54.5 kg, respectively. The mean Heath-Carter somatotype is 3.22-3.40-4.11. The majority of somatotypes is concentrated in endo-ectomorph and meso-ectomorph sectors of the somatochart. Comparisons with recently described data on females of the same area and population show significant sex differences in various body measurements except for the bicristal diameter. The females possess significantly more subcutaneous fat. For the rest of the measurements, the males have higher values. The Jat-Sikh males are comparable in height and weight to the contemporary pooled Punjabi, but are distinctly taller than the neighbouring populations of Himachal Pradesh and pooled all India samples. However, they are comparatively smaller and lighter as compared to European and American populations.

Anthropometry · Archaeology · Biology · Body height · Body weight · Geography · Population · Sociology · Somatotypes · Subcutaneous fat · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Demography · Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits · Endocrinology · Obesity and Health Practices

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