Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 605-609.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2017.05.019

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Somatotyping characteristics of Jino, Muya, Ersu, Bajia and Kongge in China

WEI Yu1 ZHANG Xing-hua1* YU Ke-li1 YAN Shi2 BAO Jin-ping1 JIA Ya-lan1 WANG Zi-shan1 ZHENG Lian-bin1   

  1. 1.College of Life Sciences,Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance,Tianjin 300387, China; 2.School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, Shanghai 200438, China
  • Received:2016-12-09 Revised:2016-12-27 Online:2017-10-06 Published:2017-10-06
  • Contact: ZHANG Xing-hua E-mail:zxhwf1981@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the somatotyping characteristics of Jino, Muya, Ersu, Bajia and Kongge. Methods In accordance with the provisions of anthropology standards, the 12 anthropologic characteristics were investigated in Jino(n=600), Muya(n=157), Ersu(n=120), Bajia(n=158) and Kongge(n=71) living in Yunnan Province and Sichuan Province. Results The stature and weight of Muya and Ersu were higher than those of Bajia, Kongge and Jino. According to the means of BMI, both sexes of Bajia and Jino were overweight as well as Kongge were normal in males and females. Muya and Ersu were overweight in females but normal in males. Males in five populations and females of Kongge all belonged to Endomorphic Mesomorph. Females of Muya, Ersu and Jino were Endomorph-Mesomorph. Females of Bajia were Mesomorphic Endomorph. Conclusion The Ectomorphy values of five ethnic groups are small, and the body linearity is not high.

Key words: Somatotype, Physical anthropology, Jino, Muya, Ersu, Bajia, Kongge