Bajopas Volume 10 Number 2 Decemb Bayero Journal of Pur Received: October, 2017 Accepted: December, 20 ISSN 2006 – 6996 AGE SPECIFIC SEX DIFFER CHILDREN * Gudaji, A., 1 Adamu, L.H., 1 1 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Ba 2 Department of Human Anatomy, Facu *Corresponding author: agud ABSTRACT An important phenomenon occur morphology. The physical dimensi and gender factors. Physical an dimensions can be evaluated and m differences in height, weight, BMI Kazaure emirate, Jigawa State, N dimorphism in the measured variab males and 553 females) were invol protocols. An independent t-test 20.0and P ≤ 0.05 considered a l difference in height and weight a bicep skin fold thickness (BSF), the 0.001). Similar pattern in triceps ( six (P< 0.001) and (P =0.01), res thickness (SSF)(P< 0.001). In the the reverse trend was the case. In higher adipose tissue in female tha Key words: Anthropometry, BMI, S INTRODUCTION Anthropometry (measurement of height circumferences and skinfold thicknesses used in surveys as an indicator of n health status (Khalid et al.,1997; Al 2003).Obesity is associated with activation and is the leading ris development of hypertension (Rahmoun The use of body mass index (BMI) for of risk factor clustering among adolescents has significant clinical utilit et al., 2004). In a large cross sect adolescents, BMI has been shown to be of body fatness compared to waist-hip et al., 2004). An important phenomenon occurrin population is the variation in t morphology. The physical dimensions o are influenced by ecological, geographi and gender factors (Golalipour et al, Physical anthropometry which probably interest in racial classification provides by which human body dimensions can and measured (Chamella, 1997; Heidari In developing countries like Nigeria, the pattern of poverty, poor maternal e rates of morbidity, and inadequate nu ber, 2017 ure and Applied Sciences, 10(2): 184 - 189 7 017 RENCES IN BMI AND SKIN FOLD THICKNES N OF KAZAURE EMIRATE, NIGERIA Taura, M.G., 1 Danborno, B., 2 * Asuku, A.Y., 1 *D *Mika’il, U. I. 1 asic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero U ulty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University Zaria daji.ana@buk.edu.ng; gudajikzr@yahoo.com +234703689 urring in human population is the variation in sions of human body are influenced by geographic nthropometry provides the technique by which measured. The aim of the study was to determine a I and skin fold thickness among children aged 5- Nigeria. The objective of the study was to inve ables. A total of 1212 primary school pupils aged 5- olved. All the anthropometric variables were taken u was used to determine gender differences using level of significance. The results showed a sign at age of 8 years (P = 0.009) and (P< 0.001), res he gender difference was observed at 7 to 12years o (TSF) and suprailiac (SISF), showed significant diff espectively. All ages showed differences in subscap e SSF, female had higher mean value while for heig In conclusion, the gender differences in SSF may b an in the male counterparts in childhood. Skin fold thickness, age, sex, Nigeria t, weight, body s etc) is widely nutritional and l-Sendi et al., sympathetic sk factor for ni et al., 2005). r the prediction children and ty (Katzmarzyk tional study of e a better index p ratio (Neovius ng in human their physical of human body ical, racial, age , 2001; 2003). y began due to s the technique n be evaluated i et al, 2006). e characteristic education, high utritional intake of both the mother and child combin pattern of growth characterized by a of low birth weight, poor growth v growth status that gradually falls norms of children in developed coun 1991). Growth is not only accompanied by size, but also by changes in body form. The changes are especially puberty and sexual dimorphism (Kromeyer and Jaeger, 2000). Chan lengths and breadths are useful differential growth and variation in h proportions (Kromeyer and Jaeger, 20 Growth in early childhood is a healt has been tied more directly to diet status (Martorell and Habicht, 1986 other areas of the developing world broad socio-economic changes on g been equally distributed throughou (Leatherman et al., 1995). Child growth in particular, is consider the most sensitive indicators of ch nutritional status and thus is open interpretations (Tracer et al., 1998; 2001). Growth measurements are exp of height-for-age, the mean height at http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ba 184 SS AMONG Datti, S., 1 University Kano , Ahmadu Bello 92418 their physical ical, racial, age h human body age specific sex 12 years from estigate sexual 5-12 years (659 using standard g SPSS version nificant gender espectively. For of age with (P< fference at age apular skin fold ght and weight be linked with ne to produce a an increased risk velocities, and a away from the ntries (Cameron, y an increase in proportions and marked during is heightened nges in segment to understand human size and 000). th indicator that t and nutritional 6). Similarly, in d, the effects of growth have not ut a population red to be one of hild health and to a variety of ; Mueller et al., pressed in terms a particular age. ajopas.v10i2.31