ABSTRACT

Background: The study evaluates for causes of variant morphometry in a height affected population not yet attributed to particular factors in male adolescents of Sabirabad, Karak Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods: The object subjects were categorized in moderately height affected (MhA) (n 116) and severely height affected (ShA) (n 42) along the normal height subjects (n 23). Beside height, the data of age, weight, body mass index (BMI), head circumference (HdC), upper middle arm circumference (UMAC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HpC) and waist hip ratio (WHR) were obtained for comparisons along the strength of Pearson’s correlation among one another in each group. Data were analysed on Minitab 18 and SPSS statistics 24.Results: Height was significantly 12% and 38% lower in MhA and ShA respectively compare to normal height subjects’ groups. The characteristics of weight 37 and 53%; HdC 3.5 and 10%; UMAC 16 and 20%; WC 11 and 13% and HpC 15 and 21% had been significantly lower in MhA and ShA respectively compared to normal subjects. Insignificantly BMI was 8% lower and 32% greater; and WHR was unaffected and significantly 12% greater in MhA and ShA groups respectively. The normal height group projected 89% stronger and only 11% weaker correlations; moderately height affected group showed 36% stronger and 64 % weaker correlations and severely height affected subjects expressed 33% stronger and 67% weaker correlations. Conclusion: The data of the study provides guideline for further investigations to understand causes of height anomaly in the affected population. Keywords: Height anomaly, Variant morphometry, Adolescent male children, Inconsistent circumferences
Publication date: 01/04/2020

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2020/9.4.5010