Objective To understand the distribution characteristics of adult body shape of Hui nationality in Cangzhou,Hebei province,and to accumulate data for the research of physical anthropology of China's ethnic mi-norities.Methods A total of 447 Hui people(male 253,female 194)living in Cangzhou,Hebei province,were measured using the method of physical anthropology and the principle of cluster random sampling.Results The aver-age body shape of hui nationality was the balanced mesoderm body shape(2.7-4.2-2.8)in males.In females,the body shape of the endoderm is partial to the mesoderm(4.4-3.6-2.4).There were significant differences in male and female body shapes.With the growth of age,the inner mesoderm value and the ectoderm value increased and decreased in both male and female hui nationality.Compared with the domestic and foreign data,the inner and mesoderm values of the hui nationality was lower,and the ectoderm values were in the middle.Conclusion The body type distribution of Hui adults in Cangzhou,Hebei province may be related to the complex migration history of this ethnic group for sever-al hundred years and the intermarriage history between hui and Han ethnic groups over a long period of time.
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