Body weight difference in Han Chinese populations

doi:10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2015.02.021

Abstract

Abstract:

Objective To study the difference in body weight between north and south area in China. Methods The body weights of 26 954 Han Chinese adults in 50 areas (16 503 in rural areas and 10 451 in urban areas) across China were measured from 2009 to 2013. The difference of the body weight between the northern and southern areas in China were compared. Results The u test showed the body weights of north Han ［rural male (66.3±10.7 )kg, and urban male(70.9±11.0) kg，rural female (58.4±9.6) kg，and urban female(59.5±9.2)kg］ were heavier than south Han［rural male（62.6±10.1）kg，and urban male (65.7±10.1) kg，rural female (53.6±8.4) kg， urban female (55.4±8.6) kg］ (P<0.01). Conclusion This study reveales that the north Han male are heavier than the south Han male, because the former was taller and has a larger waist circumference as well as thicker subcutaneous fat on the backs. The values of the height, bone diameter of the upper limbs, chest and abdomen circumferences, and subcutaneous fat on the limbs and trunks of the northern Han female were greater than the southern Han female. Body weight values of the north Han female are higher than those of the south Han female.

Key words: Body weight, Physical anthropology, North Han, South Han

LI Yong-lan ZHENG Lian-bin* XI Huan-jiu YU Ke-li LU Shun-hua BAO Jin-ping ZHANG Xing-hua. Body weight difference in Han Chinese populations[J]. AAS, 2015, 46(2): 270-274.

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