Age and Secular Factor in Adult Stature in Punjabi Khatri Males and Females of High and Low Socio Economic Groups

Age associated changes in adult stature of a cross sectional sample of 268 males and 396 females (age range 11-59 years) of 203 Punjabi Ishtar families of high and low socio economic groups were estimated by paid regression coefficient of stature on age, controlling subischial height. The values of ageing estimates indicate mamma developmental plasticity of the two sexes with respect to ageing. Ageing adjusted sex specific means of stature of parents were also compared with the average values of stature of the younger generation males and females. Sons of high as well as low socio economic group have attained significantly higher (P < 0.01) mesa values of height than fathers while daughters of only high socio economic group are showing a significant increase in stature than their mothers.Key Words: AgeingSecular TrendAdult StaturePunjabi Khatri

Age groups · Ageing · Secular variation · Short stature · Sociology · Tall Stature · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Historical and modern epidemiology studies · Medicine · Obesity and Health Practices · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine