On somatotype of adults of Black--Zhuang Nationality by anthropometry of heath--carter method

In order to study somatotype characters of adults of Black-Zhuang nationality, 331 subjects (165 males and 166 females) of Black-Zhuang nationality aged from 20 to 60 in Chengxiang Town of Napo County at Bose, Guangxi were somatotyed by Heath-Carter anthropometry. The results are as follows: (1) The mean somatotype for male is 1.58-5.19-2.69 in balanced mesomorph, and for female is 2.99-4.30-1.79 in mesomorphic endomorph; (2) SAD and T between male and female are 1.85 and 16.04 respectively and there is very significant sexual difference in somatotype of Black-Zhuang nationality (P0.01); (3) Compared with data of other eight ethnic minorities, endomorphy for male of Black-Zhuang nationality is the lowest and mesomorphy is the highest, while others for male and female on mediate.