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Chapter 8
Anthropometry (Human Variability (Sex (Adult men at are average…
Chapter 8
Anthropometry
Human Variability
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Girl max growth rate around 10 to 12 y/o (2.5 in / year)
Boy max growth rate around 13 to 15 y/o (2.7 in / year)
Blacks and whites have same average height, blacks shorter torso, longer limbs.
Japanese shorter, but no huge difference in sitting height.
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- Generational or Secular Variability
From 1840 to 1920, observed growth in stature of 1 cm per decade.
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- Transient diurnal variability
Effects of changes in body water content, thickness of spinal disks.
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