APPENDIX 9
ANTHROPOMETRIC STUDY OF ADULT MARSHALLESE
Albert R. Behnke, Jr., M.D.
Unifying Principle Underlying Anthropometric Measurements.
— Oy
¥F, a factor derived from Vw moe! is proportional to the sum of 11 circum
ferences, and the sum of the 11 circumferences divided ty 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 camparison of relative
body size.
Analysis of Data.
RONGELAP FEMALES
MEAN VALUES*
Age 30.3 yr.
Group 11 N =10
Age 31.8yr.
Reference Woman
Circumference
cm
em
cm
Shoulder
94.08
Forearm
23.95
Group 1 N- 10
Weight 52.4 kg.
Height 15.10 dm
FH® = 2,797
Biceps
Wrist
Chest
d Values
( cm/F
51.2 ke.
1b.71 dm.
= 2.793
33.63
94.45
8.56
23.14
26.44
10.17
14.76
5.28
81.79 29.2%
4 Values
(cm/F)
20 to 2h yr.
56.8 keg.
16.38 dm
= 2,832
4d Values
(cm/F)
33.82
97.16
34.30
8.29
24,28
8.57
28.53
10.22
14.65
5.25
81.02 29.00
26.90
15.31
9.50
5.40
83.17 29.39
Waist (Abd.1)
(70. 30) (25, 37)
(72. 30)(25. 89)
(66. 33)(23.42)
Knee
Calf
Ankle
34.97 12.50
30.33 10.84
19.59
7.00
553
197.3
35.52 12.72
31.65 11.34
20.01
7.16
550
196.9
35.16 12.41
34.37 12.13
20.74
7.32
560
197.8
Abd. avg.
Buttocks
Thigh _
79.52
90.95
53.52
28.43
32.50
19.14 ©
*Individual data on separate taple.
78.65
90.18
51.87
72.33
94.60
56.24
25.53
33.44
19.85
** Factor (F)9/,poet, W(weight), h(height)
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126
5006404
28.17
32.30
18.58