title: Weights and heights of Fijians from coastal and inland villages.
abstract: Heights, weights and nutrition indices are presented for an inland dwelling population of Fijians surveyed in 1961. The results are contrasted with those for coastal dwelling Fijians and the conclusions drawn that coastal dwellers were taller and heavier and suffered more obesity and less malnutrition, than inland dwellers. The differences were not great.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005367:Fiji; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology; D012111:Residence Characteristics