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Growth trends among male bods of Ladakh — a high altitude population
Author(s) -
Malik S. L.,
Singh Indera P.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330480208
Subject(s) - altitude (triangle) , demography , effects of high altitude on humans , geography , mathematics , sociology , meteorology , geometry
A random sample of 274 native male Bods of Ladakh ranging in age from 11 to 19 years, living in Leh (Ladakh) at mean altitude of 3,514 metres, was studied. The pattern of growth of this sample was compared with the sea level Indians. The results indicate that:1 The so called adolescent spurt is not well defined among Bod highlanders. 2 Bods grow faster than plain dwelling Indians and are taller and heavier at the age of 19 years. 3 The highlanders exhibit greater chest circumference than the lowland norms. This finding, similar to those among Andean natives, supports high altitude hypoxia's role in human growth and morphology.