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Time trends in mid-upper-arm anthropometry from 1982 to 2011 in male children and adolescents from Kolkata, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2020

Magdalena Żegleń ,
Łukasz Kryst Open the ORCID record for Łukasz Kryst [Opens in a new window] ,
Parasmani Dasgupta ,
Rana Saha ,
Rituparna Das  and
Sukanta Das
Magdalena Żegleń
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Physical Education, Kraków, Poland
Łukasz Kryst*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Physical Education, Kraków, Poland
Parasmani Dasgupta
Affiliation:
Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Rana Saha
Affiliation:
Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon, West Bengal, India
Rituparna Das
Affiliation:
Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Sukanta Das
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, North Bengal University, Siliguri, West Bengal, India
*
*Corresponding author. Email: lkryst@poczta.onet.pl
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Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate inter-generational changes in selected mid-upper-arm measurements of boys from Kolkata, India. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of two cohorts of Bengali boys aged 7–16 from middle-class families, in 1982–83 and 2005–11. The two cohorts were compared in terms of their mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) and mid-upper-arm area (MUAA), mid-upper-arm muscle area (MUAMA), mid-upper-arm fat area (MUAFA) and Arm Fat Index (AFI). The significances of the differences were determined using two-way ANOVA. All features differed significantly between the examined cohorts and all showed a general positive secular trend. In most cases, the biggest differences were noted for 14- and 16-year olds and the smallest for the youngest boys. The contemporary boys seemed to have more favourable overall developmental conditions, probably related to socioeconomic progress in India over recent decades.

Keywords

Mid upper armSecular trendAnthropological measurements
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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 53 , Issue 1 , January 2021 , pp. 71 - 81
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© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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