Human Biology
Volume 59, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 901-909

Biological variability in a migrating isolate: Tokelau effects of migration of fat patterning in adults (Article)

Ramirez M.E.
  • a Division of Community Medicine, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States

Abstract

Principal components analysis was used to study the distribution of adipose tissue in adult Tokelau Islanders. Approximately one half of the sample migrated as young adults and settled in New Zealand. An analysis of variance significant influence of migration (p = .001) on the Relative Fat Pattern (RFP). The migrants' RFP reflects a greater proportion of fat on the trunk and on the upper part of the body compared to the non-migrants. The change on the RFP in the migrants is consistent with the changes on morbidity reported by other authors for the same population.

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Adipose Tissue New Zealand male obesity diet female comparative study normal human anthropometry Transients and Migrants methodology Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. skinfold thickness human adult human experiment
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ISSN: 00187143
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English