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Anthropometric somatotype of non-athlete rural tribal school boys (aged 8+ to 16+ years) from west Tripura district of Tripura has been studied following the Heath-Carter’s anthropometric somatotype method. Each individual was somatotyped using a set of ten anthropometric measurements. The calculated somatotypes are plotted on somatochart triangle to determine their physique. All the three ratings changes with age, but no regular trend has been seen and no distinctive change corresponding to adolescent growth spurt has also been observed. During these nine years there was an overall increase of 0.35 units in endomorphy, 0.81 units in ectomorphy, and 0.36 units in mesomorphy. Ectomorphy shows an increasing trend, while in case of endomorphy and mesomorphy no regular trend was observed. The somatoplot of mean somatotypes fell in the mesomorph-ectomorph sectors of the somatochart with a rating of 1.78-4.22-3.78. The somatotype categories ectomorphic mesomorph and mesomorph-ectomorph included the greatest proportion of these tribal boys. Thus the non-athlete tribal school boys of West Tripura district were predominantly mesomorphic. Key words: Somatotype, mesomorphy, somatoplot, school boys, Tripura. REFERENCES 1. Bhasin, M.K., and Jain, S. 2007. Biology of the tribal groups of Rajasthan, India: Age changes in somatotype. Anthropologist. 9(4): 257-265. 2. Bhasin, M.K. and Singh, L.P. 1992. A study of anthropometric somatotype in two high altitude populations – Bodhs and Baltis of Ladakh, J & K, India. Journal of Human Ecology. 3: 35-38. 3. Carter, L. 1996. Somatotyping. In: Norton K, Olds T (eds.). Anthropometrica. Sydney: University of New South Wales Pr. pp- 147-170. 4. Carter, J.E.L. 2002. The Heath-Carter Anthropometric Somatotype Instruction Manual. Revised Edition, San Diego, U.S.A., San Diego State University. 5. Chakrabarty, S., Pal, M., Bharati, S., Bharati, P. 2008. Body form and nutritional status among adult males of different social groups in Orissa and Bihar states in India. J Com Hum Biol. 59: 235–251. 6. Chandel, S., and Malik, S.L. 2012. Anthropometric somatotype of Kshatriya and Kurmi of Uttar Pradesh: Population and gender differences. Human Biology Review. 1(1): 1-15. 7. Ghosh, S., and Malik, S.L. 2004. A Comparative Study of Age Changes in Somatotypes of Brahmin and Rajput Boys of Sundarnagar, Himachal Pradesh Anthropologist. 6(1): 19-23. 8. Heath, B., and Carter, J.E.L. 1967. A modified somatotype method. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 27: 57-74. 9. Kaul, S., Karim, B.S., Nand, N. 1996. Somatotype variation in India. In: LS Sidhu, SP Singh (Eds.): Human Biology: Global Developments. Ludhiana: USG Publishers and Distributors, pp- 61-82. 10. Kumar, V., Kapoor, A.K., Tiwari, S.C. 1997. Physical activity and somatotype evaluation of the Bengali Kayastha boys of Delhi. Indian Journal of Sport Science and Physical Education. 9: 41-51. 11. Lohman, T.G., Roche, A.F., Martorell, R. 1988. Anthropometric Standardization Reference Manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. 12. Longkumer, T. 2014. Physical activity and somatotype among Ao Naga boys. Journal of Anthropology. 17(2): 669-675. 13. Sarkar, S.R., Saha, S., Roy, S., Sil, S.K., 2012. Nutritional status of Tripuri tribal adolescent boys of West Tripura district. Indian Pediatrics, 49(6), 494-495. 14. Singh, L.D. 2011. Somatotypes of the Affluent and Non-affluent Meitei Boys of Manipur, India. Anthropologist. 13(1): 9-16. 15. Singh, L.D. 2011. Somatotypes of the affluent and non-affluent Meitei boys of Manipur, India. Anthropologist. 13(1): 9-16. 16. Touitou, Y., Portaluppi F., Smolensky M.H., Rensing L. 2004. Ethical principles and standards for the conduct of human and animal biological rhythm research. Chronobiology International. 21: 161-170. |
