Features of the component composition of the young Gujarat women 

Oleg V. Kalmin, Doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of the sub-department of human anatomy, Medical Institute, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), E-mail: kalmin_ov@pnzgu.ru
Elena M. Frunze, Senior lecturer of the sub-department of human anatomy, Medical Institute, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), E-mail: elenafrunze2714@gmail.com 

Background. The purpose of the work is to study the somatotypological features and component composition of the young Gujarat women’s body. Materials and methods. The object of the study is 105 Gujarati girls aged 17-20 years. Results. The average body length of Gujarati girls was 156.83 ± 0.59 cm, body weight was 53.37 ± 1.09 kg. The average thickness of the skin-fat fold on the back was 1.89 ± 0.08 cm, on the shoulder in front was 0.89 ± 0.04 cm, on the shoulder behind was 1.18 ± 0.05 cm, on the forearm was 0.7 ± 0.03 cm, on the chest was 1.14 ± 0.05 cm, on the abdomen was 2.72 ± 0.12 cm, on the thigh was 2.7 ± 0.1 and on the lower leg was 1.44 ± 0.05. The skin fold on the back of the hand was 0.2 ± 0.01 cm. The mass of the fat component was 15.87 ± 0.75 kg, the mass of the muscle component was 7.34 ± 0.09 kg. The relative mass of the fat component was 28.57 ± 0.77 %, the relative mass of the muscle component was 31.29 ± 0.63 %, the relative mass of the bone component was 13.99 ± 0.16 %. Conclusions. The predominant component of body composition in groups with normal and underweight was muscle (10,21 %- 44,03 %), in groups with obesity and overweight was fat (10,37 %-58,10 %). The mean BMI of Gujarat women was lower than that of Chinese women and greater than that of Tunisian and Polish women. When comparing Gujarat young women with residents of Belgrade, it was determined that the largest number of girls in both groups have normal body weight, and the fewest are obese. Overweight and underweight were less common in Serbian girls than in Indian girls. 

anthropometry, Indians, body type, physical development, Gujarat people, body composition 

Kalmin O.V., Frunze E.M. Features of the component composition of the young Gujarat women. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Meditsinskie nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Medical sciences. 2022;(3):134–141. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2072-3032-2022-3-12