Skinfold thickness of Han adults in Jiangsu province
10.3969/j.issn.0529-1356.2014.04.025
- VernacularTitle:江苏汉族成人皮褶厚度
- Author:
Xinghua ZHANG
;
Lianbin ZHENG
;
Keli YU
;
Dapeng ZHAO
;
Zhibo WANG
;
Yang WANG
;
Wenguo RONG
;
Xiaorui ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Jiangsu;
Skinfold thickness;
Age;
Han;
Physical anthropology;
Adult
- From:
Acta Anatomica Sinica
2014;(4):578-581
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the characteristics of skinfold thickness of Han adults in Jiangsu province . Methods The skinfold thicknesses of facial , subscapular , suprailiac , biceps , triceps and calf on 311 urban adults ( 157 males and 154 females) and 421 rural adults ( 213 males and 208 females ) of Han were investigated in Huaian city of Jiangsu province .Results The thickness of skinfold of urban females were thicker than that of urban males .Rural adults were the same .Han adults of Jiangsu showed the most significant differences between urban areas and rural areas .The values of six skinfold thicknesses of Jiangsu urban adults have positive correlation with age .Conclusion Han adults of Jiangsu show the most significant differences between genders .
