Nutritional Status among Females of Bhaina Tribe of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India: An Anthropological Insight
Table 1
Definitions of anthropometric variables used in the present study.
Measurement
Definition
Maximum head length (g-op)
It measures the straight distance between glabella (g) and opisthocranion (op), that is, the most projecting point on the dorsal surface of the head in the midsagittal plane
Maximum head breadth (eu-eu)
It measures the straight distance between the two Eurya, that is, maximum breadths taken at right angle to midsagittal plane wherever found
Nasal breadth (al-al)
It measures the straight distance between the two Alaria (al), that is, the most laterally placed points on the nasal wings
Nasal height (n-sn)
It measures the straight distance between nasion (n) and subnasale (sn)
