A Study of the Population Near Aiome, New Guinea

Champness, L. T.; Kooptzoff, Olga; Walsh, R. J.

doi:10.1002/j.1834-4461.1960.tb00228.x

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“…The heights of the Asai people as reported by Champness, Kooptzoff & Walsh (1960) are less than those recorded here by 3-2 cm in males and 4-9 cm in females. It is most unlikely that this difference can be accounted for by a secular change in the intervening 8 years.…”

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“…Some variation was found in mean adult height between villages (148-5 to 1520 cm in males and 141-2 to 143-0 cm in females) but this would still not account for the difference. As the numbers in this series are much greater than those reported by Champness et al (1960) and as their female/ male sex ratio for height differs widely from the normal 0-93 to 0-94 for New Guinean populations, the explanation may lie in the non-random selection of their subjects. The Asai stature is slightly shorter than that of the Kukukuku (Malcolm, 1969a), and lies at the lower end of the stature spectrum for New Guinean populations (Malcolm, 1970a).…”

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Growth of the Asai child of the Madang district of New Guinea

Malcolm

1970

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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SummaryA total of 249 children and 805 adults living in the Asai valley of the New Guinea highlands was examined and measured for height, weight, sitting height and skinfold thickness. Mean ages for groups of children were calculated from regression equations of height on age for different dental stages.The growth of the Asai child in all measured parameters is slower than that reported from any other world situation. The relationship between the growth of the Asai child and adult size confirms the finding, previously reported for New Guinean populations, that adult stature in a traditional society is proportionally related to, and possibly determined by, the growth rate of children in that society.Adult stature, which is at the lower end of the range for New Guinean populations, falls slightly with age, due to a decrease in trunk length. Weights and skinfold thickness, in common with other New Guinean populations, show a progressive fall with age.The role of malnutrition in the slow growth pattern is discussed and evidence is presented from New Guinean and other studies to support the hypothesis that natural selection for slow growth and shorter adult height occurs in conditions of nutritional deprivation.

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Growth of the Asai child of the Madang district of New Guinea

Malcolm

1970

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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“…The area sampled in the Chimbu survey is that round Kundiawa ( Figure I) and the differences in the gene frequencies between this area and Mount Hagen are small. Figure I also shows the proximity of the Aiome and Kaironk subjects tested by Champness, Kooptzoff and Walsh (1960) to those grouped round the Jimmi Patrol Post in the present survey. It is therefore of interest that the gene frequencies of the fifth division, though not differing significantly from those of other divisions in the Mount Hagen region, are closer to those of the Aiome natives than are the frequencies of the other divisions.…”

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A Survey of the Blood Groups and Hæmoglobin Values of Natives in the Mount Hagen Area, New Guinea

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Kooptzoff²,

Walsh³

1960

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Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: Ecological adaptations and secular trends

Katzmarzyk

Leonard

1998

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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This study reevaluates the long-standing observation that human morphology varies with climate. Data on body mass, the body mass index [BMI; mass (kg)/stature (m)2], the surface area/body mass ratio, and relative sitting height (RSH; sitting height/stature) were obtained for 223 male samples and 195 female samples derived from studies published since D.F. Roberts' landmark paper "Body weight, race, and climate" in 1953 (Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 11:533-558). Current analyses indicate that body mass varies inversely with mean annual temperature in males (r=-0.27, P < 0.001) and females (r=-0.28, P < 0.001), as does the BMI (males: r=-0.22, P=0.001; females: r=-0.30, P < 0.001). The surface area/body mass ratio is positively correlated with temperature in both sexes (males: r=0.29, P < 0.001; females: r=0.34, P < 0.001), whereas the relationship between RSH and temperature is negative (males: r=-0.37, P < 0.001; females: r=-0.46, P < 0.001). These results are consistent with previous work showing that humans follow the ecological rules of Bergmann and Allen. However, the slope of the best-fit regressions between measures of body mass (i.e., mass, BMI, and surface area/mass) and temperature are more modest than those presented by Roberts. These differences appear to be attributable to secular trends in mass, particularly among tropical populations. Body mass and the BMI have increased over the last 40 years, whereas the surface area/body mass ratio has decreased. These findings indicate that, although climatic factors continue to be significant correlates of world-wide variation in human body size and morphology, differential changes in nutrition among tropical, developing world populations have moderated their influence.

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A Study of the Population Near Aiome, New Guinea

Cited by 11 publications

References 18 publications

Growth of the Asai child of the Madang district of New Guinea

Growth of the Asai child of the Madang district of New Guinea

A Survey of the Blood Groups and Hæmoglobin Values of Natives in the Mount Hagen Area, New Guinea

Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: Ecological adaptations and secular trends

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