Family resemblance for anthropometric and blood pressure measurements in Black Caribs and Creoles from St. Vincent Island
Am J Phys Anthropol
; 73(1): 33-9, May 1987.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-15869
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ABSTRACT
This paper examines family resemblance for five anthropometric measurements (height, weight, triceps skinfold, upper arm circumference relaxed [UACR] and flexed [UACF] and for systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a group of adult Caribbean islanders of primarily African ancestry. Six hypotheses about family resemblance are tested by using path analysis and likelihood ratios. Significant intergenerational transmission is found only for height and UACR. For weight, UACF, and diastolic blood pressure, non-transmissionible sibling resemblance is the primary component of family resemblance, although significant marital resemblance exists for diastolic blood pressure. Triceps skinfold and systolic blood pressure show no evidence of any family resemblance. Although results for highly inheritable traits such as height are comparable to reports from other populations, measurements with a large contribution from common family environment or residual environment effects, such as triceps skinfold or blood pressure, have much lower family resemblance in this population than in other populations. We hypothesize that this difference is due to the fact that adult children and their parents do not share a common household in this culture and to the presence of major nonfamilial environmental factors contributing to obesity and hypertension in this population.(AU)
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Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Etnicidade
/
Antropometria
/
Pressão Arterial
Limite:
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
/
São Vicente e Granadinas
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Am J Phys Anthropol
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Artigo