APPENDIX 9
ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF ADULT MARSHALLESE
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Albert R. Behnke, Jr., M.D.

Unifying Principle Underlying Anthroposetric Measurements.
F, a factor derived from Vapor is proportional to the sum of 11 circum
ferences,and the sum of the ll circumferences divided by F is a biologic

constant, approximately 195 (194 to 197) for widely differing groups of males.
If the mean value for each measurement is divided by F, then the quotient

(Mean/F or d) can be used for comparison of measurements.

The d values are

the raw measurements converted to a common basis for comparison of relative
body size.
Analysis of Data.

RONGELAP FEMALES

MEAN VALUES*

Group 1 N- 10

Group 11 NW «10

Reference Woman

Circumference

cE

em

em

Shoulder
Biceps
Forearm
Wrist

94.08
26.44
23.95
14.76

Age 30.3 yr.
Weight 52.4 kg.
Eeight 15.10 dm
Pet 2 2.797

Chest

Waist (Abd.1)

Apd. avg.

Buttocks
Thigh _..
Knee
calf
Ankle

d Values

F

33.63
10.17
8.56
5.28

81.79 29.2

(70. 39) (25. 0

Age 31.8yr.
51.2 kg.
14.71 dm.
F = 2.793

d Values

94.45
28.53
23.14
14.65

(cm/P)

33.82
10.22
8.29
5.25

81.02 29.00

(Te. 30) (25. 3)

79.52

28.43

32.50
19.14

90.18
51.47

oO 0
18.58

34.97
30.33
19.59

12.50
10.84
7.00

35.52
31.65
20.01

12.72
11.34
7.16

90.95
53.52

553s

«197.3

"Individual data on separate tanle.

78.65

550sa196.9

20 to 2h yr.
56.8 ke.
16.36 dm
F = 2.832
4d Values

97.16
26.90
24,28
15.31

(cem/F)

34.30
9.50
8.57
5.40

83.17 29.39

(66. 33}(23.42)

72.33

25.53

35.16
34.37
20.74

12.41
12.13
7.32

94.60
56.24

560

33.44
19.385

197.8

*# Factor (F) .7/,, moet W(weight), h{height)

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