甘肃裕固族体质特征初步研究

PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF YUGU NATIONALITY IN GANSU PROVINCE

本文调查了甘肃省裕固族成年人409人(男210人,女199人)的体质特征。其中活体测量51项,活体观察8项。结果表明:裕固族既具有黄种人的特征,也有本民族的特点,例如头部较圆较高;面部较长偏狭;鼻子高;鼻梁直,属狭鼻型;身材普遍较高,体质较好。这些特征与华北地区的汉族和达斡尔族,羌族及锡伯族的特征比较接近,而与苗族、黎族较远。

A preliminary research on the physical charateristics of Yugu nationality was made in 1984. The 8 observational items and 51 measurements of adult 210 males and 199 females of Yugu nation-ality in Gansu province were investigated. The conclusions are as follows: The mean stature of males is 1672.72 mm, and that of females is 1562.76 mm. The span of arm is larger than the stature in both sexes. The cephalic index is of mesocephaly and brachycephaly in both sexes. The facial form is leptoprosopy and hyperleptorosopy in both sexes. The nasal root height is larger than that of other nationalities. In addition, 79.6% of both sexes have eyefold on the upper eyelid. The proportion of Mongolian fold among males is 39.8% and among females is 40.2%. The nationality has not only some common characteristics of East Asian type of Mongoloid but also its own special ones. In comparison of some measurements with other nationalities in China, Yugu nationality is closer to Han nationality in North China, Dawuer, Qiang and Sibo nationality, and further from Li and Miao nationality.