Fat deposition variation between Urban and Rural Meitei women inhabiting the valley districts of Manipur, India

Abstract

This paper aims at finding out the variations if there be any in the skinfold thickness taken at various body sites between urban and rural Meitei women inhabiting in four valley districts of Manipur. Cross sectional data on 400 women ranging in age from 20 to 79 years were collected. The comparisons were made separately for twelve different age groups having an equal class interval of five years each. All the skinfold thickness taken at six different body sites as well as the grand mean thickness of all skinfolds were found to be higher among urban women indicating higher body fat composition among this group of women. The results indicate that, exposure to different environment has effect on body fat composition.