Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India
Human body can be quantified at several levels depending on the clinical concerns. Body composition holds utmost importance in the study of nutritional status and health, especially among adult individuals. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 adult individuals (aged 19-49 years...
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doaj-aed3b4f910844af7a41df8a01153e5a32021-04-13T13:37:05ZengLight House Polyclinic Mangalore Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59970972-59972021-03-01194Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India Shreyasi Roy0Arko Pal1Jaydip Sen2UGC NET Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, NBU Campus, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling-734 013, West Bengal, IndiaEx-Postgraduate student, Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, NBU Campus, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling-734 013, West Bengal, IndiaProfessor, Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, NBU Campus, Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling-734 013, West Bengal, IndiaHuman body can be quantified at several levels depending on the clinical concerns. Body composition holds utmost importance in the study of nutritional status and health, especially among adult individuals. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 adult individuals (aged 19-49 years) belonging to the Rajbanshi scheduled caste and residing near Siliguri town, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. Height and weight were measured using standard procedures. Percentages of subcutaneous fat and skeletal muscles (of whole body, trunk, arms and legs), body fat percentage and visceral fat percentages were measured using Omron Karada body fat analyzer. All the statistical analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 23.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Sexual dimorphism was observed in all variables denoting body composition. There are pronounced body-segmental differences in body composition variables between males and females. The mean values of all recorded variables were found to change significantly with an increase in age.https://www.ojhas.org/issue76/2020-4-2.htmlbio-impedancerajbanshiwest bengalbody compositionadults |
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Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |
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Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |
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Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |
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Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |
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Age-Specific and Sex-Specific Variations in Body Composition of Adults Belonging to the Rajbanshi Population of Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India |
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age-specific and sex-specific variations in body composition of adults belonging to the rajbanshi population of darjeeling district, west bengal, india |
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Human body can be quantified at several levels depending on the clinical concerns. Body composition holds utmost importance in the study of nutritional status and health, especially among adult individuals. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 adult individuals (aged 19-49 years) belonging to the Rajbanshi scheduled caste and residing near Siliguri town, Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. Height and weight were measured using standard procedures. Percentages of subcutaneous fat and skeletal muscles (of whole body, trunk, arms and legs), body fat percentage and visceral fat percentages were measured using Omron Karada body fat analyzer. All the statistical analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS version 23.0, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). Sexual dimorphism was observed in all variables denoting body composition. There are pronounced body-segmental differences in body composition variables between males and females. The mean values of all recorded variables were found to change significantly with an increase in age. |
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