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September 1, 1963Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesOpen Access

Body Form, Composition, and Some Physiological Functions of Chinese on Taiwan*

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Population

82 Chinese individuals working in the Taiwan Medical College as medical and nursing students, clerks…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KCKuo‐Ping ChenNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung UniversityADAlbert DamonNovartis (United States)OEOrville ElliotBoston Children's Hospital

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Implication

Baseline anthropometric data in Taiwanese Chinese may inform population norms; leaves open links to nutrition, disease, or adaptation.

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Population
82 Chinese individuals working in the Taiwan Medical College as medical and nursing students, clerks, technicians, nurses, or faculty members
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Outcome
Body form and composition, including specific gravity, body volume, blood pressure, blood and plasma volume, hematocrit, vital capacity, and calculated values for body density, fat, lean body mass, surface area, and pulse pressuresurrogate

This study aimed to determine the body form and composition of a Chinese group in Taiwan to relate such characteristics to nutritional status, disease patterns, and environmental adaptation.

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Chen et al. (1963) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a911f87b24842dac47a775dhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1963.tb15797.x
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