安徽农村青少年体型的Heath-Carter人体测量法研究

目的 :　了解安徽农村青少年的体型发育状况。方法 :　采用 Heath- Carter人体测量法对繁昌县农村 1 678名 (男 91 4 ,女 764) 7～ 1 8岁汉族青少年进行体型分析。结果 :　女性内因子大于男性 ,中因子和外因子小于男性。随着年龄的增长 ,男女体型都在发生变化。男性逐渐由中胚型过渡到外胚型 ;女性由三胚中间型经偏内胚型的外胚型演变为内胚型。经检验 ,同龄男女间差异显著。通过与蒙古族和国外其他群体相比较 ,表明在不同民族和人种间的体型有一定差异。结论 :　 Heath- Carter体型法在人类营养学和体质人类学领域有广阔的应用前景。青春期是形成体型的关键时期。

STUDY ON SOMATOTYPES IN RURAL YOUTHS OF ANHUI PROVINCE BY HEATH-CARTER ANTHROPOMETRIC METHOD

Objective: To investigate the somatotype growth status of youths in rural area of Anhui province. Methods: The Heath-Carter anthropometric method was used to study the somatotype of Han nationality youths aged 7-18 years of 1 678 cases in rural area in Fanchang county of Anhui province. Results: The endomorphic factors in females were more abundant than males, while mesomorphic and ectomorphic factors were less than males. The somatotypes of males and females were changing with growth. Findings indicated that in males mean somatotypes changed slightly with growth, shifting from mesomorph to ectomorph. For females, mean somatotypes varied greatly. Most of individual somatotypes shifted from central throu gh mesomorphic ectomorph to endomorph. C omparisons of males and females somatotype means showed significant dimorphism in 9-18 years groups. As compared to Mongolian and other foreign groups,it was concluded that there were differences among different ethnic groups. Conclusion: Heath-Carter somatotype method has the perspective applications in human nutriology and physical anthropology. Puberty is the crucial period for formation of somatotypes.