title: Somatovariants of Sardinian recruits from the three principal geographic areas of the island.
abstract: Using the constitutional method based on somatovariants, three samples with a total of 1207 recruits, divided according to the three main geographic areas of Sardinia (North, Center, South) were compared. Individuals from the center of the island are lighter and shorter than those belonging to the other two regions. Since this somatic typology corresponds to expectations based on data analyzed in a previous investigation, the somatotype method can be considered to be a valuable instrument for quick, preliminary constitutional typings.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia Sperimentale, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Floris
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Formenti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005787:Gene Frequency / Q000235:genetics; D005788:Gene Pool; D005819:Genetic Markers / Q000032:analysis; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D012931:Social Environment; D013008:Somatotypes / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers