The Heath-Carter method was used to analyze the somatotypes of the"Aerwa"Blang,Khmus and Manmi ethnic groups in Lincang City and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture,Yunnan Province.Using random sampling method,values of 10 body shape indicators were measured in 389 adults of the"Aerwa"Blang ethnic group(183 males and 206 females),178 adult Khmus people(67 males and 111 females),and 121 adult Manmi people(53 males and 68 females).The endomorphy,mesomorphy,ectomorphy for males and females of the three ethnic groups were calculated.The results showed that,the"Aerwa"Blang(4.1-6.3-1.4),the Khmus(4.8-6.3-1.5)and the Manmi(4.0-5.7-1.8)men were all endomorphic mesomorph.The"Aerwa"Blang(6.1-5.8-0.9),Khmus(6.4-6.3-0.9)and Manmi(5.4-5.5-1.2)women were all endomorph-mesomorph.Among the three Blang ethnic groups,the Khmus people had the most well-developed muscles and the most abundant fat,while the Manmi people had the slimmest physique.Compared with 12 ethnic groups in China,it was found that three Blang ethnic groups were closed to the Jino,Qiang,Zang and Hani ethnic groups due to genetic factors,geographical location,lifestyle and other related factors.
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