Bharati Susmita, Mukherji Dipak, Pal Manoranjan, Som Suparna, Kumar Adak Dipak, Vasulu T S, Bharati Premananda
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.
Coll Antropol. 2010 Dec;34(4):1207-13.
This paper analyzes the variation in the mean stature of adult males of a variety of population groups in India and examines the influence of geographical, climatic and ethnic factors on it. A considerable variation in mean stature has been found with respect to these three attributes. Variation "between" ethnic groups compared with "within" ethnic groups was found to be much more than that of geographical and climatic zones. Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) populations have much low average height than that of General Castes (GC). Climatically dry and semiarid zones have a tendency to have higher stature than in the Monsoon areas. The mean height has been found to be the highest in north India. It is closely followed by west India. An interesting feature is that as one goes towards east and south the mean height gradually decreases. It is the lowest in islands. The mean heights have been regressed on geographical, climatic and ethnic factors, after converting these factors into binary variables. The regression analysis has strengthened the findings, that there is a highly significant relationship between height and geographical, climatic and ethnic factors.
本文分析了印度不同人群成年男性平均身高的变化情况，并研究了地理、气候和种族因素对其的影响。研究发现，在这三个属性方面，平均身高存在相当大的差异。与种族群体“内部”相比，种族群体“之间”的差异远大于地理和气候区域的差异。在册种姓（SC）和在册部落（ST）人群的平均身高远低于一般种姓（GC）人群。气候干燥和半干旱地区的身高往往高于季风地区。研究发现，印度北部的平均身高最高，紧随其后的是西部。一个有趣的特点是，当人们向东和向南移动时，平均身高逐渐降低，在岛屿地区最低。在将地理、气候和种族因素转换为二元变量后，对平均身高进行了回归分析。回归分析强化了研究结果，即身高与地理、气候和种族因素之间存在高度显著的关系。
