A Comparative Study on Anthropometric Variables in Two Communities of West Bengal, India

Ghosh, Jyoti Ratan; Khatoon, Zahira; Bhattacharjee, Paramita; Bandyopadhyay, Arup Ratan

doi:10.1080/09720073.2005.11890911

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“…Além de permitir estudos sobre o estado nutricional, importante na avaliação de diversos quadros como doenças metabólicas, neoplasias e doença coronariana (26), a antropometria é uma importante ferramenta no estudo e entendimento das diferentes variações biológicas humanas, incluindo a morfológica (27). Através da observação dos resultados da tabela 1 é possível observar que o estado de desenvolvimento da genitália externa guarda relação com todos os parâmetros ligados ao crescimento avaliados neste estudo, já que a idade cronológica, a estatura e a massa corporal total aumentaram com o avanço da maturação sexual, com diferenças significativas entre os estágios.…”

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A influência do desenvolvimento sexual sobre as qualidades físicas básicas de meninos adolescentes

2015

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Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of sexual maturation on anthropometric parameters and basic physical characteristics in male adolescents aged from ten to fourteen years old. Materials and Methods The biological age was studied through the evaluation of the stage of the external genitalia development. Other evaluated characteristics were: total body mass (MCT), stature, body mass index (BMI), bone age (IO), strength, speed, agility and aerobic power. Results The results showed significant differences in all variables related to growth (chronological age, height, total body mass, body mass index and bone age) between different stages of sexual maturation. In relation to physical qualities, among maturational stages, we find significant differences in most characteristics, except for agility. Conclusions Based on this study, we may conclude that sexual maturation, evaluated by the stages of development of the external genitalia, exerts great influence on the anthropometric variables, the bone age and the basic physical characteristics of adolescent boys.

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A influência do desenvolvimento sexual sobre as qualidades físicas básicas de meninos adolescentes

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“…For example, BMI and percent body fat (PBF) are greater in Khatri females of Delhi than in females of Manipur (Mungreiphy et al, 2012). In the state of West Bengal, we also found differences in obesity measures between Bengali-speaking Hindu and Muslim females (Ghosh et al, 2005), across Hindu caste groups (Sarkar et al, 2009) and between Marwari Hindu and Bengali Hindu groups (Das & Bose, 2006;Majumder et al, 1995).…”

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A Study on Body Composition, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Levels Among Bengali Hindu and Santals Using Cultural Consonance Model

Kanrar

Som²,

Roy

2021

Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India

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We examined how the perception/beliefs towards lifestyle and the actual lifestyle are related to body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels among Santals and Hindu caste populations using the cultural consonance model. The study involved 210 individuals (109 Bengali Hindu and 101 Santals), aged 18–50 years living in the city of Howrah, West Bengal, India. Principal component analyses were performed to extract the components from the variables used in perception towards lifestyle. Multiple linear regression analyses and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to understand association of body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels with both the perception towards and actual lifestyle and ethnicity, respectively. Results showed that there is a difference between perception towards and actual pattern of lifestyle among the members of two ethnic groups, indicating low cultural consonance. However, both the variables were associated with body composition, blood pressure and blood sugar levels, but not ethnicity, after removing the effects of socio-demographic and lifestyle variables. We conclude that shared knowledge and perception towards healthy lifestyle among individuals, perhaps encoded in own culture, often fail to get translated in actual lifestyle pattern and eventually affect physical health.

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“…Cephalometry is an important tool for an anthropologist and forensic expert for identification of the racial differences, sexual differences, comparison of changes between parents, offspring and siblings towards their genetic transmission of inherited characteristics and also to a great extent for the facial reconstruction of disputed identity [14]. The cephalic index is one of the important cephalometric indices [15][16][17].…”

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Anthropometric Study of Cephalic Index of Gond Tribe and Non-Tribe Boys of Mungeli District, Chhattisgarh State, India

Rathia¹,

Banjare²,

Das³

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Cephalic index, the percentage of breadth to length in any skull. Cephalic index is useful in establishing ethnic differences and affiliations and very useful to find out racial differences. Materials and Methods:The present study consisted of acquisition of anthropometric data for Gond tribe and non-tribe boys from the same area. A total number of 279 Gond tribe boys and 282 non tribe boys were examined for the Head length & Head Breadth using spreading caliper. The index was calculated from measurement of the diameters of the skull. Descriptive analysis was carried out and comparative statistics was used to observe difference between Gond tibe boys and Non-tribe boys on various anthropometric measurements and mean, standard deviation, student, t-test, p value was computed to see the relationship between anthropometric variables.Results: Most of the Gond Tribe boys were Mesocephalic (26%) and Brachycephalic (31%), while most of the Non-Tribe boys were Mesocephalic (27%), Brachycephalic (27%) and hyper Brachycephalic (27%). Few among both Gond tibe boys and Non-tribe boys were Hyperdolicocephalic and Ultra-brachycephalic. Conclusion:In the present study we conclude that not a single head form can be defining attributes of the two groups. As head form of both GT and NT were overlapping most of them were Mesocephalic & Brachycephalic type. There is need to conduct anthropometric & genetic studies to backup these observed anthropometric similarities. Such data is of great medico legal and forensic importance which indicates that Cephalic Index can be used as marker of ethnicity, and race as it is an important parameter in forensic medicine, anthropology and genetics to know the sex and racial differences between individuals.

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A Comparative Study on Anthropometric Variables in Two Communities of West Bengal, India

Cited by 8 publications

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A influência do desenvolvimento sexual sobre as qualidades físicas básicas de meninos adolescentes

A influência do desenvolvimento sexual sobre as qualidades físicas básicas de meninos adolescentes

A Study on Body Composition, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Levels Among Bengali Hindu and Santals Using Cultural Consonance Model

Anthropometric Study of Cephalic Index of Gond Tribe and Non-Tribe Boys of Mungeli District, Chhattisgarh State, India

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