Downloads: 5
Research Paper | Physical Education | Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023 | Pages: 1369 - 1371 | India
Comparative Anthropometric Analysis of Adolescent Boy's Growth Patterns in Dibrugarh and Kokrajhar Districts, Assam
Abstract: The purpose of the present study was to do the comparative anthropometric analysis of adolescent boy?s growth patterns in Dibrugarh and Kokrajhar Districts, Assam. The study was administered on two hundred (N= 200) students in the age group 13 - 16 years of Dibrugarh and Kokrajar. The anthropometric measurements namely standing height, body weight, chest girth, arm girth, arm length and sitting height were used for this study. To find out the significant difference independent t - test was used. The level of significance was fixed at 0.05 levels. Result of this Ponderal Index reveals more Ectomorphic among the adolescence boys of Kokrajhar district in comparison to adolescence boys of Dibrugarh district. From this study no significant difference was observed in segments of the adolescence boys studying in Class VIII of Dibrugarh and Kokrajar. Weight, Chest girth and Arm girth measurement is significant of adolescence boys studying in Class due to different body weight of the students.
Keywords: Segmental growth, adolescence
How to Cite?: Dr. Siddhartha Sarma, Dr. Mantu Baro, Dr. O. Jiten Singh, "Comparative Anthropometric Analysis of Adolescent Boy's Growth Patterns in Dibrugarh and Kokrajhar Districts, Assam", Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1369-1371, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23906085732, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23906085732