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Anthropometry in sex chromosome abnormality
Author(s) -
Milne J. S.,
Lauder I. J.,
Price W. H.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
clinical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.543
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1399-0004
pISSN - 0009-9163
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1974.tb01668.x
Subject(s) - anthropometry , population , demography , androgyny , medicine , psychology , masculinity , sociology , psychoanalysis
Anthropometric data have been collected from 47, XXY men, 47, XYY men and 47, XXX women and compared with those of 46,XY men and 46,XX women in the population and in mental subnormality hospitals. Although the 47, XYY men were taller and heavier than the 46,XY men, the other measurements of body size were similar when allowance was made for the greater height. On the other hand, 47, XXY men when compared with 46, XY men had a greater mean subischid height but showed significantly smaller mean values for sitting height, span‐height ratio, biacromial diameter and androgyny score. Women with an extra X chromosome were taller than mentally subnormal 46, XX women but their height was the same as that of women in the population. Biacromial diameter and androgyny score were, however, smaller in 47, XXX women compared with 46, XX women from the population, but no difference was found comparing these variables in 47, XXX women and mentally subnormal 46,XX women.