Physical traits of the body of Chishui Miao ethnicity in Guizhou

VernacularTitle:贵州赤水苗族体部体质特征
Author: Xiaodan YU ; Lijun TANG ; Fenghua LI ; Guichuan JIANG ; Kaiqin CHEN ; Shirong WU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Chishui; Caudomedial part; Physical Characteristics; Somatoscopy; Anthropometry; Miao
From: Acta Anatomica Sinica 2014;(5):719-723
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To accumulate data for the physical anthropology research of Miao ethnicity adults , and find out the kinship and difference between this group and the other 10 ethnicities.Methods Viviperception and measurement were used to study the caudomedial part traits in 299 Miao ethnicity adults (146 males and 153 females ) who lived in Chishui city in Guizhou , and statistical software SPSS18.0 was used to process data .Results Apart from length of middle finger , the height of medial malleolus subpoint , and the rest 19 indices between male and female had significant difference or great significant difference (0.01