Growth Pattern of Body Size in Baduy People

Understanding body size growth pattern is one of the best ways to find out biological variation in phenotypic plasticity, health and nutritional statuses, and quality of life. Optimum environment and better nutrition are associated with rapid growth, tall stature, and early puberty. However, poor li...

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Published in:Hayati : journal of biosciences 2017-04, Vol.24 (2), p.57-64
Main Authors: Rohmatullayaly, Eneng Nunuz, Hartana, Alex, Hamada, Yuzuru, Suryobroto, Bambang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Animal behavior
Baduy
Births
Body height
Body mass index
Body size
body weight
Children & youth
Developmental stages
Girls
growth
growth pattern
Growth rate
Infant mortality
Maintenance costs
Nutrition
Nutritional status
Phenotypic plasticity
Phenotypic variations
Physical activity
Population
Populations
Puberty
Quality of life
Velocity
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Summary:Understanding body size growth pattern is one of the best ways to find out biological variation in phenotypic plasticity, health and nutritional statuses, and quality of life. Optimum environment and better nutrition are associated with rapid growth, tall stature, and early puberty. However, poor living condition impacts every stage of development, which results in variation in growth rates, growth periods, and body sizes across populations. Baduy is one of traditional populations who inhabit mountainous area in Kanekes Village, Lebak Regency, Banten Province, Indonesia. The traditional obligatory duties and taboos resulted in genetic, geographic, and cultural isolations. This leads to question whether the biocultural condition affects the growth pattern of their body size. We measured the body height, weight, and mass index of 340 girls and 239 boys aged 4–30 years sampled from 39 of 61 hamlets using cross-sectional method. We found that Baduy people had prolonged growth resulting in small body size because of slow rate and low spurt. This might be a selection to save body maintenance costs in biocultural condition with poor nutrition and high physical activity.
ISSN:1978-3019
2086-4094
DOI:10.1016/j.hjb.2017.07.001