Rural-urban variation of migrated Poundra caste group with reference to somatometric parameters

Pages: 1562-1564
Atreyo Mondal and Savitesh Kushwaha (Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi)

To observe rural-urban differences in somatometric parameters among the migrated Poundra caste population. A cross sectional study method was conducted with the total of 251 adults (148 rural &103 migrated urban both males & females) were taken from the Poundra population. Somatometric measurements like height, weight and BMI were considered for this present study. From the findings of the present study it can be concluded that there is a significant differences of height and weight between males and females. It is observed that the values for urban male weight and BMI parameters are significantly greater when compared with rural females and when compared with urban female and rural female the weight and BMI parameters were found to be greater in urban females. With the age wise differences the weight and height was found to be significantly different in female category. The changes in economic conditions, dietary intakes, physical activity and lifestyles, which may be responsible for increase in weight as well as BMI among urban individuals.