Korean J Phys Anthropol.  1995 Dec;8(2):175-184. 10.11637/kjpa.1995.8.2.175.

A Study on Anthropometric Differences among According to Residential area and Urban community Scale

• Choi JH
• Kim JH
• Park SC

• KMID: 2376338
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.1995.8.2.175

Abstract

This paper shows anthropometric differences among four regions of urban community using Korean anthropometric data surveyed in 1992. The anthropometric data include 84 measurements of Korean aged 12~50. The principal component analysis reduce 84 measures to five components. The discriminant analysis using these components is performed to observe the anthropometric differences among four regions : Seoul and Kyungki, Kangwon and Chungbuk, Chungnam and Ch lla, Kyungsang. The results on age groups (12~14, 15~17, 18~24, 25~50 ages) and city size (big city, medium city, small city) can be summarized as follows ; 1) In male aged 12~14 and 15~17, there are significant differences of anthropometry among four regions in all city size. But in another age groups (18~24 and 25~50 ages), these are not significant differences of anthropometry among four regions except medium city. 2) In female, there are significant differences of anthropometry in all city sloe in aged 18~24 and 25~50 and in medium city in aged 15~17. however, there are not significant differences in aged 12~14 and 15-17.

Keyword

City size; Residential area; Discriminant analysis; Principal component analysis

MeSH Terms

Anthropometry
Chungcheongbuk-do
Chungcheongnam-do
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Gangwon-do
Humans
Male
Principal Component Analysis
Seoul