Sinha R, Kapoor S, Kapoor A K
Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
Homo. 2008;59(6):429-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jchb.2007.11.001. Epub 2008 Nov 6.
The present study included 414 adolescent boys aged 11-17 years and their fathers who volunteered as subjects. All the subjects belonged to Punjabi speaking Khatri, an endogamous urban population residing in Delhi, India. A set of five skinfold thicknesses: biceps, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac and medial calf along with body weight and stature were taken on all the subjects to report the pattern of subcutaneous fat distribution and responsiveness of different skinfold sites to fat deposition with variation in total body fat content. It has been noticed that 16- and 17-year-old sons assumed the pattern of subcutaneous fat distribution of their fathers, which was in favour of trunkal fat. Responsiveness of the five skinfold sites towards deposition of fat varied from site to site in various age groups with suprailiac skinfold sites found to be the most responsive followed by subscapular site. The sensitivity of skinfold sites to fat deposition with increase in weight was found to be greater in middle aged men (fathers) than growing boys (adolescent sons).
本研究纳入了414名年龄在11至17岁的青春期男孩及其作为受试者自愿参与的父亲。所有受试者均属于说旁遮普语的卡特里种姓，这是居住在印度德里的一个实行族内通婚的城市群体。对所有受试者测量了一组五项皮褶厚度：肱二头肌、肱三头肌、肩胛下、髂嵴上和小腿内侧，同时测量了体重和身高，以报告皮下脂肪分布模式以及不同皮褶部位对脂肪沉积的反应与全身脂肪含量变化的关系。研究发现，16岁和17岁的儿子呈现出与其父亲相同的皮下脂肪分布模式，且倾向于躯干脂肪。在不同年龄组中，五个皮褶部位对脂肪沉积的反应各不相同，其中髂嵴上皮肤褶部位反应最为明显，其次是肩胛下部位。研究发现，随着体重增加，中年男性（父亲）的皮褶部位对脂肪沉积的敏感性高于成长中的男孩（青春期儿子）。
