Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

: Some anthropological characteristics of eighteen-year-old students in Vojvodina; The height and weight are two of the traits that are most frequently used in assessing and individual' s growth and development, nutritional and physical status and health condition. The aim of the study is to determine the average height, weight and nutritional status (BMI) of eighteen-year-old students. Following the instructions of IBP, a transversal anthropological investigation was conducted in high schools in Novi Sad, in February 2002, in Sremska Mitrovica in March 2003 and in Vršac in April 2003. The investigation included 187 boys and 234 girls. The average height and weight of boys equals 180. 80cm and 77. 49kg respectively, and their nutritional status is normal (BMI=23.62). As for girls, the average height equals 166.21cm, the average weight 61.13kg, while the index of nutritional status equals 22.10 (BMI). The height of the boys attending high schools in Novi Sad is significantly greater than in boys of Vršac high schools (p<0.001). The other traits, however, do not show any greater differences.

: Some anthropological indexes in aging process among gypsies living in Republic Bulgaria; Authors have researched according to a number of anthropological indexes nearly 1400 Gypsies of both sexes: height, weight, chest circumference (at pause), respiratory difference, vital capacity of the lungs, dynamometry (straight of the both hands and spinal muscles), blood group systems AB0 and Rhesus factor and physiological processes (for women) menarche and menopause. Body Mass Index (BMI) and the frequency of the obesity connected to the age are calculated too. Well known changes of significant reduced anthropometrical and physiometrical indexes are observed among Gypsies too. Acceleration leading to early appearance of menarche is the same as among Bulgarians. There are significant differences between menopause (it comes earlier for Gypsy women). The frequency of blood group B(alpha) is higher and the negative Rhesus factor is rearly. Anthropometrical and physiomethcal indexes with aging of Gypsies are independent on their ethnic genesis. Genetic programmed serological signs are an exeption.

: Some anthropological indexes in female patients with primary hypoovarism; This report contains the data of 29 women with primary hypoovarism, aged from 15 to 38 years. All of them are researched for same basic anthropometrical and somatoscopic indexes and some derivative correlations. The authors find a tendency of higher height and lower weight a little shorter leg proportion. Somatoscopis signs show prepuberty or puberty development in 30 to 70% of the cases.

: Some anthropological indexes in females with diencephal syndrome; Twenty two women (aged from 15 to 44) with diencephal syndrome were observed for some anthropornetrical and anthroposcopical indexes. Their common morphogram shows higher dimension of the thoracic perimeter, hitrochanteric and bihumeral diameters then in normal healthy females at the same age. The hair distribution is predominantly type 4 by the pubic scale of Tranner (40,91%). In comparison with healthy Bulgarian females the last ones have a higher frequency of type 4. The percentage of type 6 is smaller (25%) then those of the females with US (31,82%). There isn't any correlation between hair type distribution and morphograms. There are polymorphous anthropological indexes inside of the group.

: Some anthropological researches of the palm fingers and nails in patients with acromegaly; This research is based on the some anthropological data in 23 men and 57 women with acromegaly (aged 25 to 70 years), compared to a control group at the same age and number. All the people are observed for a form of the right palm index finger and nail, also the nail protuberance and fingers and nails width. There aren't any important differences between two groups with relation to the finger's form and nail protuberance and form. The authors observed significant differences connected fingers and nail's width (p<0.001) for bots sexes (more wide in patients with acromegaly) and palm's form (p<0,001).

: Some anthropological trains in Bulgarian population from northwestern Bulgaria; In this investigation, Bulgarians from Northwestern Bulgaria (regions -Vidin Montana and Vratsa) were embraced. 1161 individuals of both sexes (573 men and 589 women) according to their blood group belonging to the systems ABO and Resus factor and 1618 individuals (816 men and 802 women) by the phenomenon Tongue Rolling were studied as well. In comparison with data from the earlier our investigations for Bulgarian population is observed some decrease of the positive Tongue rolling test. Some increasing of the relative part of blood group В and a decreasing of the representation of the negative Resus factor, were established too.

: Some anthropometric characterisitics of head and face in adult population of northwest Backa; Anthropometric characteristics of head and face clearly define appearance of an individual and a particular population they belong to. These characteristics are ecostable and most frequently are used in determination of biological similarity in human population. This paper analyses the measures of head, face and nose in 279 males and 367 females, all over 20 years of age. The analysis included the head length and width, the face width, the lower jaw width, the face height and the height and width of nose. The subjects were Serbs, Montenegrins and Hungarians, both natives and immigrants. It has been observed that the averages are uniform in all of the groups. However, slightly higher averages of all dimensions, except for the nose dimension, have been recorded in Montenegrin males and females. The indexes have shown that the population of Northwest Backa is mostly brachicephalic and leptoric, while the presence of euriprosophic mezzo-prosophic and leptoprosophic individuals is equal.

: Some anthropometrics indices in subjects with dwarfism; Twelve men and 6 women with familial dwarfism and 11 men and 4 women with pituitary dwarfism were studied. The authors measured some major anthropometric parameters in both groups: body height and weight, BMI, chest circumference, trochanteric height, bihumeral and bitrochanteric diameters. Comparison was made with practically healthy age and sex-matched subjects. The analysis of the results demonstrated significantly lower body weight (conelating to the shorter stature) and trochanteric height in both studied groups. The ratio trochanteric height/body height was also lower in the study groups than in the control group. However there was no significant difference between the two study groups. We observed shortening of the body both as a whole and of its lower part. There were slight or no differences in the remaining measurements.

: Some bioanthropological characteristics of adult population in Srem; The paper presents the study of biometrics analysis of morpho-physiological characteristics (body height, leg length, arm length, body mass, chest circumference and vital capacity of lungs) of Srem population. The investigation included 1826 individuals, 965 males and 859 females, all of them fom 20 do 50 years of age. The data were processed by variational statistical method for males and females separately. Body indices were calculated from the absolute values. It has been proved that the population is tall, with strong constitution and small percentage of obese persons.

: Some bioanthropological characteristics of certain ethnic groups in the Srem region; In the last 300 years, different ethnic groups permanently settled down in this region, giving it a characteristic demographic structure. Some of these larger groups consist of Serbs, Croats, Slovaks, Ruthenians and Hungarians. According to the number of inhabitants registered in 1990 these nations represent 87.48% of the Srem population. This paper gives the biometric analysis of some morphological characteristics such as stature, extremity length, body mass and middle chest circumference together with one physiological characteristic, i.e. vital lung capacity. The investigation included 1824 subjects from 20 to 50 years of age, i.e. 965 males and 859 females of Serbian, Croatian, Slovakian, Ruthenian and Hungarian nationality. The other nationalities that form minority were included in the category called 'others' and were analyzed separately. The males have shown greater heterogeneity, with the values of F showing significant discrepancies for all of the characteristics. On the other hand, the females have shown none of the statistically significant values of F. Therefore the biological relationship analysis was done only in relation with the males and it has pointed that domestic Serbs are closest to Ruthenians, immigrated Serbs are closest to Creations and Slovakians and Hungarians are far away. Cluster analysis has pointed to some minor differences among these ethnic groups, the results thus being in accordance with the historic data on the origin of the nations mentioned above.

: Some biometric characteristics of the population in Mokrin and Sajan communities thought family analysis approach; Heterogeneity of phenotype systems in human populations is influenced by assortative marriages: according to racial, ethnic, professional and economic factors of spouses. Our interest was taken by the relation of homogamy index of population and heterogeneity of phenotype systems in them. It was also interesting to compare heterogeneity of population and genetic distance between three generations of every analyzed population. These phenomena were observed on the following criteria: Type of marriage according to geographic origin of the spouses, marital distance of the spouses Type of family formation according to the ethnic origin of the spouses: frequency of genie allele for five monogenic phenotype systems PTC test to bitter, colors distinguishing, test Ischihara tables 1973. insertion of the ear, folding lateral tongue edges, tongue folding up towards palate After the analysis, it was estimated that there are differences between the populations. The research commenced on the 15th Jan 1997. in Mokrin and it was finalized on the 12th Feb 1998. in Sajan. In Mokrin, 253 families were examined, 100 of them local natives and 100 families of mixed marriages. In Sajan, we had 53 local native families under examination. Total number of the examined was 728 females. The representative specimens were formed in relation to gender, decimal age nationality, and marital distance. The families are also different regarding their social type and behavior: traditional, modern, old families, mostly impoverished or on the verge of poverty. Result of discussions: Heterogeneity of phenotype systems for daltonism connived in % is in correlation with homogamy index end PTC test as so folding lateral tongue edges connived in % is in correlating with the marital distance, while insertion of the ear connived by Wahlund's (fo) in correlation with homogamy index, tongue folding up towards palate is in correlation with homogamy index, but also in correlation with the marital distance. Genetic distance is largest between the Serbs and Hungarians which indicates ethnic isolation of these populations and importance of establishing a marriage and family according that assortment.

: Some biometric characteristics of the population in Mokrin and Sajan communities through family analysis approach; The research commenced on the 15th Jan 1997 in Mokrin and it was finalized on the 12th Feb 1998 in Sajan. In Mokrin, some 200 families were examined 100 of them local natives and 100 families of mixed marriages. In Sajan, we had some 40 local native families under examination. Total number of the examined was 1036:513 females, 523 males. The representative specimens were formed in relation to gender, decimal age, nationality, and marital distance. Due to the small number of children in the families, relative research was also done in the local primary school, applying the same criteria. In the research we applied the following classic anthropologic analyses: Anthroposcopic: - eye color by Martin Saler, - hair complexion by Fisfer-Saler, - PTC test to bitter, - colors distinguishing, test Ishihara tables 1973, - insertion of the ear, - folding lateral tongue edges tongue folding up towards palate; Anthropometric: - body height by Martin Rorer index of the body amplitude according to the Saler gradation, - Pinie index of the body composition (robusticity), - facial index, - nasal index - cephalic index. Other data: - menarha, - fertility in women, - wealth and social status of the family, - religious affiliation. Text: After the analysis, it was estimated that there are differences between the populations in both: distinctive complexions and the constitution as well. E.g.: Local native Serbs (males and females, both) are of dark brown complexion, hyperstenic constitution of the grown-ups, body amplitude overweight, brahicephalic and hyperbrachi cephalic, mostly euryprosophis then hyper euryprosophis, leptorines and finally mezorines. Mixed marriages Serbs (Serbs with Serb immigrants,,colonists' or Hungarians) show the smallest number of the obese, majority of normal body constitution, then lean and finally more lean than in other population. Also regarding the robusticity, there is evidently much less hyperstenic constitutions in telations to the native local Serbs. Mixed families ù Serbs with the immigrant 'colonists' Serbs have darker complexion than the local native Serbs and they have the binom distribution of the genie allele (colour of eyes, color of hair and PTC test), daltonism also occurs more than in the local native Serbs population. Hungarians from the Sajan and Mokrin families are hyperstenic, very obese (both, males and females) and females are of short height. The population from the mixed marriages: Serbs and Hungarians shows evident similarity in the genie alleles distribution: color of eyes color of hair and PTC test in relation to the population of Hungarians from Sajan and Mokrin Community. All the subject populations show the binom distribution of the mentioned genie alleles. They have characteristics of the smaller local populations. In the populations of Hungarians from Sajan there is a high percent of daltonism, probably due to the possible inbreeding in the population. Females show low fertility throughout all the examined populations, and there is also certain percentage of the single women still being in the reproductive age. The women from Sajan are more religious than the other women from the subject populations who apparently do not show such strong religious affiliations. The families are also different regarding their social type and behaviour: traditional, modem old families, mostly impoverished or the verge of poverty.

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