Body Weight and Skinfold Thickness in Antarctica.

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Brief Description (Abstract):

Body weight and skinfold thickness at eleven different sites of 18 men of the IX Indian Scientific Expedition to the Antarctica were measured during the entire period of journey and stay of 14 months (December'89 to January'91) at Maitri (70?45'S, 11?44'E). Group mean body weight and mean skinfold thickness increased at all the sites significantly almost throughout the stay. Maximum increase of mean body weight was 6.14 kg in November'90. Increase of skinfold thickness was maximum at abdomen (17.0 mm), mid - axilla (15.0 mm), juxtanipple (10.1mm), suprailliac (9.7mm) and subscapular (9.3mm) points. Mean increase of body weight showed positive correlation with the various skinfold thickness in each month. However, body weight was significantly correlated to the forearm, abdomen, juxtanipple, suprailiac and mid-axillary skinfold thickness only, except the forearm limb sites, that had very little significant correlation with body weight.

Status: Completed

Purpose: Most of the reported observations on the changes of body composition on long term stay in Antarctica considered mainly skinfold changes in relation to body weight variations.These observations were mostly contradictory.

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Keyword(s): Earth Science-Human Dimensions,

Place/Location(s): Maitri, Antarctic,

Project: Body Weight and Skinfold Thickness in Antarctica,

Topic Category(s): Health,

Date(s): 2020-09-09 (Creation),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr. D Majumdar
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 8322525515
    E-Mail : ictd [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 1989-01-01
End Date   : 1990-12-31