title: Nutritional status adiposity and body composition of Oraon and Sarak females in Ranchi District, India--a comparison.
abstract: The Oraon and the Sarak are two distinct ethnic groups with respect to their own religion, culture, language, and food habits, and they live in similar environmental conditions in Ranchi District in Jharkhand, India. Age differences in anthropometric and body composition measurements and nutritional status of adult (≥18 years) female Oraons (N = 216) and Sarak (N = 110) were recorded and compared. The subjects were categorized into three age groups: < 39 years, 40-59 years, and ≤ 60 years. The women in both samples were observed to be suffering from a very high degree of chronic energy deficiency (CED; body mass index [BMI] < 18.5 kg/m(2) in Oraons = 62.50% and in Saraks = 46.36%). Very low proportions of body fat mass (FM) and high percentage of fat-free mass (FFM) were recorded in these two adult samples. Linear regression analyses revealed that age had a significant impact on all variables and the level of undernutrition and thinness increased with age. Oraon women had lower BMI, higher rates of undernutrition, and lower percent body fat (PBF) and FM compared to the Sarak women.
authors: Departamento de Ecologia Humana, Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados, del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico. sdbanik@hotmail.com
authors: Sudip
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authors: Datta Banik
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D050154:Adiposity / Q000208:ethnology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001823:Body Composition; D001825:Body Fluid Compartments; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016014:Linear Models; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D013851:Thinness / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult