Torretta Oscar, Guerci Antonio, Carossino Paolo, Zin Thant
Istituto di Antropologia Fisica, Università di Genova, via Balbi 4, 16100 Genova, Italy.
Istitute of Traditional Medicine, Yangon, Myanmar.
Am J Hum Biol. 1994;6(6):693-697. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310060603.
Somatic data were collected during January 1992 on 135 boys and 121 girls attending school in Yangon (Rangoon), Burma. The measures of body size (stature, sitting height, lower limb height, shoulder width, hip width, and chest girth), and body form (lower limb height as a percentage of sitting height) were analyzed for central tendency and variability. Comparisons were made with earlier samples of Burmese children measured in 1948, 1957, and 1960 as well as with samples from China, India, and Japan. Lower mean statures suggest that children from low socioeconomic circumstances in Burma are experiencing a negative secular trend that coincides with a declining economy. Before further inferences can be made, additional studies are needed due to the small sample size and restricted socioeconomic strata. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
1992年1月收集了缅甸仰光135名男学生和121名女学生的身体数据。分析了身体尺寸（身高、坐高、下肢长度、肩宽、臀宽和胸围）以及身体形态（下肢长度占坐高的百分比）的集中趋势和变异性。并与1948年、1957年和1960年测量的缅甸儿童早期样本以及来自中国、印度和日本的样本进行了比较。较低的平均身高表明，缅甸社会经济状况较低的儿童正经历着与经济衰退相吻合的负面长期趋势。由于样本量小和社会经济阶层受限，在进行进一步推断之前，还需要进行更多研究。© 1994威利 - 利斯公司。
