Adiposity and Health Status among Adult Male Mundas and Oraons of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India

Table 1

Descriptive statistics with 𝑡-test of the anthropometric variables.

Variables	Ethnicity	𝑁	Mean	Std. deviation	𝑡	Sig.
Weight (kg)	Munda	106	50.50	6.83	1.464	0.825
	Oraon	104	49.10	7.00
Height (cm)	Munda	106	159.91	6.40	0.058	0.823
	Oraon	104	159.85	8.15
Mid-upper arm circumference (cm)	Munda	106	23.39	1.97	0.411	0.424
	Oraon	104	23.27	2.23
Chest circumference (cm)	Munda	106	79.32	3.86	1.428	0.004
	Oraon	104	78.42	5.21
Waist circumference (cm)	Munda	106	72.35	5.62	1.705	0.067
	Oraon	104	70.89	6.76
Hip circumference (cm)	Munda	106	79.74	5.13	0.950	0.869
	Oraon	104	79.08	4.95
Biceps skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	2.33	0.83	−0.311	0.725
	Oraon	104	2.37	0.86
Triceps skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	3.94	1.44	−0.485	0.559
	Oraon	104	4.04	1.55
Subscapular skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	7.37	2.19	−0.659	0.709
	Oraon	104	7.57	2.21
Suprailiac skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	5.06	1.90	−1.019	0.060
	Oraon	104	5.35	2.23
Anterior thigh skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	6.40	2.09	0.461	0.047
	Oraon	104	6.24	2.90
Medial calf skinfold (mm)	Munda	106	4.95	2.20	−0.486	0.512
	Oraon	104	5.10	2.22