Upper Arm Circumference and Fat Fold at Triceps in Vadabalija Boys of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

A sample of 845 school-going boys of Vadabalija parentage was studied in a cross-sectional Andiropometrio survey in 1986-87 at Visakhapatnam. Here the data on upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness at triceps have been reported. At all ages between 1 and 20 years their mean values of arm gir...

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Published in:Journal of human ecology (Delhi) 1993-07, Vol.4 (3), p.227-231
Main Authors: Rao, B. Dharma, Busi, B.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Andhra Pradesh
Triceps
Upper aim circumference
Vadabalija Boys
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Summary:A sample of 845 school-going boys of Vadabalija parentage was studied in a cross-sectional Andiropometrio survey in 1986-87 at Visakhapatnam. Here the data on upper arm circumference and skinfold thickness at triceps have been reported. At all ages between 1 and 20 years their mean values of arm girth and fxt fold at triceps are observed to be lower than those of the Indian school children and Bengali children. The "F" value show the statistical significance levels of regression function as a whole.
ISSN:0970-9274
DOI:10.1080/09709274.1993.11907757