Maturational sequence of growth in transverse dimensions of head, face and trunk among male Jats of North India.
The maturational sequence of growth in the transverse measures of head, face and trunk has been studied on a sample of 500 male Jats of North India, measured cross-sectionally, ranging in age from 10.0 to 19.0 years. This clearly reveals the existence of both cephalo-caudal and caudo-cephalic directions of maturation. The existence of multiple gradients is also observed at different age levels within the head and face measures and also between the cephalo-facial and trunk breadths. Growth has not ceased among Jats of North India by age 19, and a slight increase in the breadths of head, face and trunk is expected beyond 19 years.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging; D001827:Body Height; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002648:Child; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008445:Maxillofacial Development