Growth trends among male bods of Ladakh — a high altitude population
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- Vol. 48 (2), 171-175
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.1330480208
Abstract
A random sample of 274 native male Bods of Ladakh ranging in age from 11 to 19 years, living in Leh (Ladakh) at mean altitude of 3,514 metres, was studied. The pattern of growth of this sample was compared with the sea level Indians. The results indicate that: 1 The so called adolescent spurt is not well defined among Bod highlanders. 2 Bods grow faster than plain dwelling Indians and are taller and heavier at the age of 19 years. 3 The highlanders exhibit greater chest circumference than the lowland norms. This finding, similar to those among Andean natives, supports high altitude hypoxia's role in human growth and morphology.Keywords
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