An anthropometric profile and its relationship between Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribal adolescents of Meghalaya

Background: The reason for this study is to discover the Anthropometric profile and its relationship between Garo, Khasi and Jaintia tribal adolescents of Meghalaya tribes. Methodology: The present study is based on a cross-sectional sample of 5400 Meghalaya adolescents’ boys ranging in age from 10 to 14 years. Data for the study was collected from various schools in Meghalaya State of India. Eleven anthropometric variables were measure i.e., Height, weight, sitting height, waist circumference, hip circumference, biceps girth, calf girth, arm length, leg length, Width of the humerus and femur. One-way ANOVA test was used to test the significance of tribe’s differences the used SPSS 21. The results of the present study concluded that there are significant differences found among the tribes in the height, weight, sitting height, waist circumference, calf girth, leg length, humerus and femur width and there is no significant difference found among the tribes in hip circumference, biceps girth and arm length. Conclusion: This study has given an answer to identify the anthropometric profile of the tribal adolescents of Meghalaya.