AAS ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (1): 134-139.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2014.01.026

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Circumference and its variation with age of rural adults of Hakka in Jiangxi

ZHENG Ming-xia1 ZHENG Lian-bin2* LU Shun-hua3 BAO Jin-ping4 YANG Qian1 ZHOU Hao-le1   

  1. 1. Genetics Department, Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot 010059, China; 2. College of Life Sciences,Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance,Tianjin 300387, China;3. College of Life Science and Technology,Inner Mongolia Normal University,Hohhot 010022, China;4. Institute of Sports Science, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
  • Received:2013-05-03 Revised:2013-05-28 Online:2014-02-06 Published:2014-02-06
  • Contact: ZHENG Lian-bin2 E-mail:zhengmx1959@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To study the circumference and its variation with age of rural adults of Jiangxi Hakka group. Methods Using random sampling method to measure the circumference values of 379 adults (183 males,196 females) of Jiangxi Hakka group,including the circumference of head, neck, chest, chest circumference at inspiration,chest circumference at expiration,abdominal,hip,thigh,calf,biceps,forearm,and maximum biceps.The change pattern of circumference values of different age groups was analyzed. Comparison of the circumference values in 18 ethnic group in China was drawn by cluster analysis. Results 1. The result of variance analysis showed that the male and female circumference values of Jiangxi Hakka had significant variation in vrious age groups. 2. A linear correlation analysis showed that with the increase of age,the male chest circumference,chest circumference at inspiration,chest circumference at expiration,abdominal circumference values had a linear regularity increase.Head and calf circumference values had a linear regularity decrease.Female chest circumference,chest circumference at inspiration,chest circumference at expiration,abdominal circumference,biceps circumference, maximum biceps circumference values had a linear regularity increases.Head and thigh circumference values had a linear regularity decrease.3. Hip circumference value had not significant differences between sexes.The other 11 circumference values had statistically significant difference between sexes,the male was significantly higher than the female. Conclusion Circumference values of Jiangxi Hakka group of rural adults have the features of north type groups of our country.

Key words: Circumference, Age, Cluster analysis, Hakka