Abstract

The present study has been carried out to analyse population wise growth progression in linear body measures among the Jenukuruba, Kadukuruba and Yerava (boys aged 10- 16 years) Scheduled tribes of Karnataka. A total of 475 subjects were measured cross sectionally for 12 linear body measurements following the standard measurement techniques. Analysis results of the present study exhibits the prevalence of Cephalo-Caudal and Caudo-Cephalic sequence of maturation with in the components of extremities among Jenukuruba and Kadukuruba boys, but in case of Yerava boys shows only Cephalo-Caudal sequence of maturation through out the age range studied. When taken account of within the subsegments of the upper extrtemities Jenukuruba boys at all ages show only CaudoCephalic sequence of maturation, where as Kadukuruba boys show Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence, but incase of Yerava boys shows Cephalo-Caudal sequence besides mixed gradients of maturational sequence. And in the sub segments of the lower extremities Jenukuruba show Caudo-Cephalic sequence of growth, where as among Kadukuruba and Yerava exhibit Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence through out the age range studied.

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