Growth and skeletal maturation in British Columbia Indian populations

✍ Scribed by J. A. Birkbeck; M. Lee

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1973
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 629 KB
• Volume: 38
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330380311

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Stature and skeletal maturation in childhood, mature stature, and calorie and protein intakes were studied in two populations of British Columbia Indians. Although mature stature was similar in both groups, one population (Anaham) showed delayed stature achieved for age and delayed skeletal maturity in childhood, compared with the other population (Ahousat). Analysis of growth data suggests that environmental factors are probably the predominant cause of the differences, which coincide with differences in nutritional status. Mean calorie intakes at Ahousat approximate or exceed the Canadian Dietary Standards, but those at Anaham are consistently below the standards for all age groups. Although mean protein intakes are well above the standards for all age groups, except teen‐age girls at both reserves, they are consistently lower at Anaham than at Ahousat.