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Height, Weight, and Growth of Alaskan Eskimos

Height, Weight, and Growth of Alaskan Eskimos Abstract ADULT Eskimos are usually short in stature and slightly heavier for their height than whites.1,2 The small height of this population could be attributed to racial and genetic factors, which may or may not be influenced in an adaptive way to environment, or it might result from the depression of growth by environmental influences such as inadequate nutrition or prevalence of acute or chronic infection. To assess these possible influences, we have studied the growth of Eskimo children to determine at what stages in development the deviation in size from a white population occurs. Methods The data on height and weight presented here were obtained as collateral information during other studies. A summary of the population characteristics and methods of measurement used is shown in Table 1. For children 0 to 3 years old, serial measurements were made on a group of 643 infants born in a 24-month interval References 1. Scott. E.M.. and Griffith, I.V.: Diabetes Mellitus in Eskimos , Metabolism 6:320, 1957. 2. Mann, G.V., et al: The Health and Nutritional Status of Alaskan Eskimos: A Survey of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense , Amer J Clin Nutr 11:31, 1962. 3. Falkner, F.: Some Physical Growth Standards for White North American Children , Pediatrics 29:467, 1962. 4. Hrdlicka, A.: Anthropological Survey in Alaska, 46th Annual Report , Washington, DC: Bureau of Ethnology, 1930, pp 21-374. 5. Boas, F.A.: Stone's Measurement of Natives of the Northwest Territories , Bull Amer Museum Natural History 14:53, 1901. 6. Jenness, D.: Physical Characteristics of the Copper Eskimos: Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 , vol 12: The Copper Eskimos, part b, Ottawa, 1923. 7. Hrdlicka, A.: Height and Weight of Eskimo Children , Amer J Phys Anthrop 28:331, 1941.Crossref 8. Nelson, E.W.: The Eskimo About Bering Straits: 18th Annual Report, 1896-1897 , Washington, DC: Bureau of American Ethnology, 1899, (pt 1) , p 518. 9. Brody, J.A.: Lower Respiratory Illness Among Alaskan Eskimo Children , Arch Environ Health 11:620, 1965.Crossref 10. Heller, C.A., and Scott, E.M.: Alaska Dietary Survey, 1956-1961, to be published. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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Abstract ADULT Eskimos are usually short in stature and slightly heavier for their height than whites.1,2 The small height of this population could be attributed to racial and genetic factors, which may or may not be influenced in an adaptive way to environment, or it might result from the depression of growth by environmental influences such as inadequate nutrition or prevalence of acute or chronic infection. To assess these possible influences, we have studied the growth of Eskimo children to determine at what stages in development the deviation in size from a white population occurs. Methods The data on height and weight presented here were obtained as collateral information during other studies. A summary of the population characteristics and methods of measurement used is shown in Table 1. For children 0 to 3 years old, serial measurements were made on a group of 643 infants born in a 24-month interval References 1. Scott. E.M.. and Griffith, I.V.: Diabetes Mellitus in Eskimos , Metabolism 6:320, 1957. 2. Mann, G.V., et al: The Health and Nutritional Status of Alaskan Eskimos: A Survey of the Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense , Amer J Clin Nutr 11:31, 1962. 3. Falkner, F.: Some Physical Growth Standards for White North American Children , Pediatrics 29:467, 1962. 4. Hrdlicka, A.: Anthropological Survey in Alaska, 46th Annual Report , Washington, DC: Bureau of Ethnology, 1930, pp 21-374. 5. Boas, F.A.: Stone's Measurement of Natives of the Northwest Territories , Bull Amer Museum Natural History 14:53, 1901. 6. Jenness, D.: Physical Characteristics of the Copper Eskimos: Report of the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913-18 , vol 12: The Copper Eskimos, part b, Ottawa, 1923. 7. Hrdlicka, A.: Height and Weight of Eskimo Children , Amer J Phys Anthrop 28:331, 1941.Crossref 8. Nelson, E.W.: The Eskimo About Bering Straits: 18th Annual Report, 1896-1897 , Washington, DC: Bureau of American Ethnology, 1899, (pt 1) , p 518. 9. Brody, J.A.: Lower Respiratory Illness Among Alaskan Eskimo Children , Arch Environ Health 11:620, 1965.Crossref 10. Heller, C.A., and Scott, E.M.: Alaska Dietary Survey, 1956-1961, to be published.

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 1967

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