RESEARCH ON THE SOMATOTYPE GROWTH OF THE ADOLESCENTS OF HAN NATIONALITY IN THE WEST OF LIAONING PROVINCE

[Objective]To analyze the characteristics and the regularity of somatotype growth of the adolescents of Han nationality in the west of Liaoning province and provide the essential data for the anthropological studies.[Methods]The rural and urban adolescents of Han nationality in the west of Liaoning province were somatotyped by Heath-Carter anthropometry.[Results]The civic females were superior in endomorphic factor,the males were superior in mesomorphic and ectomorphic factor,and the rural males were superior in ectomorphic factor,respectively. The average somatotype for male and female was in central and in ectomorphic-endomorphy,compared with those home and abroad. The somatotype of Han males in the west of Liaoning province was approach to that of Japanese,and the female somatotype was approach to that of Finn.[Conclusion]The body fat and the figure of adolescents in the west of Liaoning province is in the middle grade.The skeleton and muscles is in the middle and low grade.