ダニ族と日本人の身長・体重と握力の比較

Abstract

ニューギニア島西半分に位置するイリアン・ジャヤ州の高地ソロバ村周辺地域に住む住民を対象に, 身長, 体重, 握力を測定し日本人と比較した. その結果日本人は体重と握力が中年期に増加するのに対し, ソロバ村周辺地域の住民では体重および男性の握力は20代後半をピークに, 女性の握力は20代前半をピークに年代が上がるにつれて低下していく傾向が認められた. また, ソロバ村周辺地域に住む女性の身長において, 食生活の変化により身長に影響があったと考えられる.

We measured Dani tribe's height, body weight and grasping power. They live in the area around Soroba village, Irian Jaya, Indonesia. We compared their data with Japanese ones. As result, Japanese have their peak of body weight and grasping power at thirties. Then they decrease with advancing age. But the people living in the area around Soroba village have their peak of body weight, and men's grasping power at the last half of twenties. They have their peak of women's grasping power at the first half of twenties. And They decrease with advancing age. It seems that the change of food style influensed on Dani women' height.