Physical comparison between Rampasasa Pygmy and Yogyakarta children of Indonesia
ABSTRACT: In growth studies,
somatotyping allows one to characterize changes in physique duringgrowth in
order to monitor growth patterns and to better understand variations in adult physique.
Information on the physique of children with short stature is limited In
Indonesiathe study of somatotype for Pygmy children had never been done. The
aims of this studywere to compare the physiques of Rampasasa Pygmy and Yogyakarta
children and toevaluate factors that might lead to variability in physiques.
The sample consisted of 61 Rampasasa Pygmy (32 boys and 29 girls) and 319
Javanese children in Yogyakarta (173 boys and 146 girls) aged 8–13 years.
Height, weight, biepicondylar breadths of the humerus and femur, calf and upper
arm circumferences, and skinfolds (at triceps, subscapula, calf, and
supraspine) were measured on each subject. We used somatotyped by the
Heath-Carter method. The results showed that the Pygmy children were shorter, lighter,
and less endomorphic than the Yogyakarta children. Our fndings suggest that the
observed differences between Rampasasa Pygmy and Yogyakarta children could be related
mainly to environment background in the two areas.
Author: Neni Trilusiana
Rahmawati, Janatin Hastuti, Rusyad Adi Suriyanto
Journal Code: jpkedokterangg150361
