Body composition of Mongolian in Western China
10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2020.02.021
- Author:
Yong-Lan LI
1
;
Yong-Lan LI
2
;
Lian-Bin ZHENG
3
Author Information
1. College of Life Sciences and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal University
2. College of Ethnology and Anthropology, Inner Mongolia Normal University
3. College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adult;
Bioelectrical impedance analysis;
Body composition;
Body muscle mass;
Mongolian;
Percent body fat;
Principal component analysis
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
2020;51(2):278-283
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the body composition characteristics of four ethnic groups in Western Mongolia. Methods Bioelectrical impedance analysis was used on the Western Mongolia four ethnic groups 18 indices of body composition. which include Qinghai Khoshut tribe(166 males, 195 females), Xinjiang Chahar tribe (217 males, 226 females), Xinjiang Torgouts tribe(112 males, 127 females), Alxa Khoshut tribe (89 males, 144 females).Using principal component analysis method to explore the characteristics of the Mongolian body composition in the west of China. Results The body composition data of four ethnic groups were obtained. The gender difference of most indicators was statistically significant. The fat rate of female trunk and limbs was higher, while the muscle mass of male was larger. Principal component analysis showed that compared with the southern ethnic group, the northern ethnic group had larger bone mass, more developed muscles and higher level of fat development. On the principal component scatter plot, the distance between the mongols in Western China and other ethnic groups was relatively far, indicating that the body composition of the mongols in Western China had unique characteristics. Conclusion Among the Chinese ethnic groups, the Western Mongolians have large bone mass, well developed muscles and high body fat.
