The study of the student physique in Tokushima Prefecture

Accession number;03A0864364
Title;The study of the student physique in Tokushima Prefecture
Author; TANAKA HISAKO (Univ. of Tokushima) SEI MASAKO (Univ. of Tokushima) MUNAKATA HOKUMA (Univ. of Tokushima) KUSAKA KYOKO (Univ. of Tokushima) ISHIMOTO HIROKO (Tokushimahokensho) TSUDA YOSHIMI (Kamojimahokensho) MAHARA FUMIHIKO (Tokushimaishikai) KOKAWA ICHIRO (Tokushimaishikai) SUZUE JOJI (Tokushimaishikai)
Journal Title;Shikoku Acta Medica
Journal Code:G0586A
ISSN:0037-3699
VOL.59;NO.4/5;PAGE.195-203(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.5, TBL.3, REF.8
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The height and weight of all 74,859 students attending to the primary and junior-high schools in the Tokushima prefecture were gathered for the purpose of data collection for the committee for prevention of life style related disease. The measurement was performed between April and June, 2000 according to the methods recommended by the Japanese government. The histograms of height of each sex and age group showed clear normal distribution. On the other hands, the histograms of weight and Body Mass Index (BMI) showed the deviation towards the heavier part. We draw histograms of all males and all females, and found the existence of two peaks in both of the histograms. We recognized that the middle depressed part, which means the less person of that height, indicates the peak of growth. The most bottoms were 139cm-140cm in female and 152cm-153cm in male. (author abst.)