anthropometry
Sexual Dimorphism in Anthropometric Characteristics and Nutritional Determinants with Socioeconomic Factors among Slum-Dwelling Children of West Bengal, India
anthropometry, Body Mass Index-for-Age Z-score, Children, Height-for-Age Z-score, Nutritional Status, sex differences, Weight-for-Age Z-scoreBy: SARNALI SARKAR, FARHIN KHANAM, ASHISH MUKHOPADHYAY, MITHU BHADRA – Childhood sexual dimorphism in anthropometric traits reflects both biological and socioeconomic factors. Recognizing gender differences in growth and nutrition requires understanding these trends. This study aimed to explore sex-based differences in anthropometric characteristics and nutritional status using WHO indicators. This cross-sectional study was conducted among…
Nutritional Status and Physical Growth of School-Going Children (6–10 Years): A Comparative Study of Boys and Girls in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
By: SUDIPTA DAS – Childhood is a crucial period for physical growth and development and reflects the overall health and nutritional status of a population. This study aimed to assess the physical growth and nutritional status of school-going children aged 6–10 years in the Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, India. A cross-sectional study was…
A Cross-Sectional Study on Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Deori Tribal Children in Rural Assam, N. E. India
By: JUNUMAI DEORI – Malnutrition is a significant public health concern in India, particularly among tribal populations. The Deori tribe in Assam, India, offers a unique opportunity for research due to their distinct socio-cultural and economic context. The study identifies distinct growth patterns among Deori children, with boys averaging 21.32 kg and 112.93 cm, and…
Religion on Facial Anthropometry: A Study from Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
By: PRIYANKA, AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, KUNAL KASHYAP, KAMLESH LAMBA, SUBAL DAS, KAUSHIK BOSE – Facial anthropometry, the measurement and analysis of facial dimensions and proportions, reveals significant variations among adult males across religious groups due to the interaction of genetics, culture, and environment. This study aimed to investigate religious differences in facial anthropometric features of adult…
Menstrual health and its determinants: A Narrative Review among the adolescents
By: MOUMITA PAUL, SADARUDDIN BISWAS – Menstruation is defined as the monthly shedding of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. During the pubertal stage, young women frequently encounter menstrual irregularities, which can have a substantial impact on their daily lives. The prevalence of irregular menstruation varies across the country. Such irregularities are generally considered…
Anthropometric Characteristics and Body Composition measures among the Santal tribal population of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, India
By: SAMIYA HANSDAH, SUBHALAXMI BARAL, SAUNA MAJHI, RANJANA RANI SINGH, RAJESWAR MAHARANA, MONALI GOSWAMI – The detrimental effects of malnutrition on health, development, and economic productivity are widely recognized. Accurate identification is crucial to understand the severity and address the issue. Tribal health has long been a focus for researchers and scholars. The current study…
Epidemiological Study of Type 2 Diabetes and its Co-morbidities in the Urban Population of Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
By: S.A.A. LATHEEF, G. SUBRAMANYAM, BATTINI MOHAN REDDY – We screened 1,519 adults over 20 years old from Tirupati, including 539 males and 980 females, collecting data on age, sex, family history of T2DM, hypertension, CAD, smoking, and alcohol consumption. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, and serum levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol were…
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among Bodo tribal women population of Assam, Northeast India
By: CHUMI DAS, TILUTTOMA BARUAH, NITISH MONDAL – Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine and heterogeneousdisorder among women in their reproductive years worldwide. The fact that the determinantsof PCOS have been associated with the nature of the environment, lifestyle factors, andphysical activity suggests that variations could exist in the prevalence in different…
Body composition of Bengalee preschool children of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
By: ARINDAM BISWAS, KAUSHIK BOSE, ARGINA KHATUN – In humans, body fat accumulation occurs in adipose tissue, which is a useful marker for the assessment of adiposity in the human body. Anthropometric predictors and Skinfold thickness were used to measure body composition. Determination of fat and fat-free mass has considerable interest in the evaluation of…
Use of Upper Arm Anthropometry as an Indicator of Nutritional Status and Body Composition among Children
anthropometry, Body composition, midupper arm circumference-forheight, Undernutrition, upper arm muscle area-for-heightBy: DALI DUTTA, SARTHAK SENGUPTA – To provide useful estimations of body composition and nutritional status the upper arm anthropometry has a potential role. This cross-sectional study were to assess body composition and nutritional status of rural school-going children using upper arm anthropometric measures such as upper arm muscle area-by-height (UAMAH) and mid-upper arm circumference…
Assessment of growth pattern and the age at menarche among the adolescent girls of Mising tribe, Assam, India
By: THEJAZHANO NAGI, JOHNSLY WELL DKHAR – It is crucial to conduct research on adolescent females to understand their growth patterns and the decreasing age of menarche. The aim of the present study was to determine the age at menarche of adolescent Mising girls from the Borola and Uriamguri villages in the Dhemaji district of…
Prevalence of obesity and overweight among the Adults of Gunagi community Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka, India
By: PRAMOD S. GINIWALAD, ARUNA HALLIKERI – The objectives of the present study were to determine and compare the prevalence of underweight and obese/overweight and their associations with specific dietary patterns and demographic determinants among the Gunagi community. The cluster sampling technique and simple random sampling were taken for data collection from One hundred and…
A Comparative study of anthropometry and body composition among male athletes and non athletes of age 18-26 years of Kamrup (M), Guwahati, Assam
By: DHANMANI MEDHI, MOMON HIJAM – The purpose of this study was to describe the anthropometric characters and body composition between athletes and non athletes as well as to make a comparison between them and to assess the nutritional status through BMI. A total of 120 males were enrolled in the study, which were divided…
Prevalence of Undernutrition Based on Thinness among Birhors of Korba District, Chhattisgarh, India
By: DHANSAY, SARVENDRA YADAV, A.N. SHARMA – The rising/ escalating problem of malnutrition, commonly envisioned as double burden due to increasing rate of both under-nutrition and obesity in third world including country like India in which high prevalence of undernutrition, which is assess by thinness more precisely. Thus, the present study aims to assess the…
Anthropometric characteristics of rural Bengali adolescent girls from North Bengal, India
By: ISITA SINHA, NEHA RANI PAL, NITISH MONDAL, JAYDIP SEN – Adolescence is the developmental period through which children grow into adults. Adolescents are the future generations of any country and their physical growth and nutritional needs are important for overall development of a society. The present cross-sectional investigation was undertaken to determine anthropometric characteristics…
Index of Anthropometric Failure among 2-5 years Anganwadi Children of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India
By: MANISHA GHRITLAHRE, SUBAL DAS – Background: Nutritional status of children is of paramount interest of all health surveys world-wide. Anthropometry is an important parameter for assessing nutritional status of children of growing age. Severe and acute undernutrition can be easily assessed using anthropometry. Objective: To assess the nutritional status using Composite Index of Anthropometric…
The adolescent basketball player: the importance of some anthropometric characteristics for speed, resistance, power and agility
By: ALBERTO VIGO, FRANCO VIVIANI – Given the paucity of data in relevant literature on the relationships existing between anthropometry and performance in adolescent basketball players (BP), we investigated on 64 adolescent BP aged 13/17 years old belonging to two provincial and élite Italian teams. They were subdivided into under-14 (U-14) and under-17 (U-17) subjects.…
Anthropometric traits, Body Composition and Physical Fitness Index: A Micro Level Study Among College Students of Haldia, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
By: BHUBON MOHAN DAS – Anthropometric traits, body composition and physical fitness are considered as important indicators of health and generally executed in different sports to achieve the goal. In view, the objectives of the present study are to evaluate anthropometric characteristics, body composition components and physical fitness index (PFI) of the young college students,…
Prevalence of Thinness among tribal preschool children of West Bengal: An assessment measured by BMI cut off points
By: BISWAJIT MAHAPATRA, KAUSHIK BOSE – Thinness is a major underlying problem among tribal preschool children in the developing countries including India. To assess the prevalence of low body weight/ thinness based on age and sex specific new international BMI (proposed by Cole et al.2007) cut-off points, among 2-5 years tribal preschool children of West…
Anthropometric and Body Composition Differences among Rural and Urban Ao Naga Tribes: Correlation between Hypertension, Haemoglobin and Obesity
By: TEMSUTOLA MAKEN, L. ROBERT VARTE – Urbanization, shifts in diet, and activity patterns can increase obesity and its associated diseases. Rural Ao Nagas increasing urban migration resulted in changes in body composition variables leading to higher WSR, overweight and obesity as well as anthropometric variables like age, %BF, BFMI, WSR and WHR impacting on…
The Lombard necropolis of Dueville (Northeast Italy, 7th-9th c. AD): burial rituals, paleodemography, anthropometry and paleopathology
By: NICOLA CARRARA – The necropolis of Dueville (Northeast Italy, 7th-9th c. AD) is one of the biggest Lombard necropolis in Italy: at present, more than 500 burials have been excavated. This report regards the anthropological analysis of 217 individuals, 74 sub-adult and 143 adults, excavated from 2000 to 2009. Sex was estimated for 134…
Anthropometric Study of Nasal Index of the Kosovo Albanian Population
By: GLORIA STAK, FATMIR DRAGIDELLA, METUSH DISHA – Human nose occurs in many shapes and sizes and ethnic influences my results in different appearances of the nose. Nasal index is an ethnic sensitive anthropometric index. It is an important athropometric parameter for classifying the race and sex of the individual whose identity is unknown. This…