Acta Anthropologica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (05): 857-866.doi: 10.16359/j.cnki.cn11-1963/q.2020.0040

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Analysis of skinfold thickness and body composition of the Tujia adults in Hunan

HUANG Dayuan(), ZHANG Huijuan, TIAN Miao, QIN Dabao, LIANG Chengqing   

  1. Medical College of Jishou University, Hunan Jishou 416000
  • Received:2020-05-17 Revised:2020-07-09 Online:2021-10-15 Published:2020-09-18

Abstract:

The values of stature, body mass, triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, anterior superior iliac skinfold and medial calf skinfold of 976 Tujia adults (528 males and 448 females) were measured in Hunan by anthropometry method, and the values of the body dense, body fat rate, fat mass, lean body mass, fat mass index and lean mass index were calculated by formula. The results were as follows: 1) With the increase of age, the thickness of medial calf skinfold decreased gradually, the values of triceps skinfold, subscapular skinfold, anterior superior iliac skinfold, body fat rate, fat mass, lean body mass, body mass index, fat mass index and lean mass index increased and then decreased, while the value of body density decreased and then increased; 2) The values of body density, lean body mass and lean mass index of females were significantly lower than those of male in the same age group, while the values of four skinfold thicknesses, body fat rate, fat mass and fat mass index were significantly greater than those of male; 3) Compared with 24 ethnic groups such as Blang, the distribution of skinfold thickness of Tujia adults in Hunan is in the medium level, and Tujia is closely related to Monba, Lhoba, Deng and Yi ethnic groups.

Key words: Tujia, skinfold thickness, body composition, anthropometric method, Hunan

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