Somatotype of Han nationality adults in the dialect regions of northern China

Objective To fully investigate the characteristics of somatotype and differences between urban and rural of Han nationality adults in Chinese dialect regions of northern China including Gansu province,Hebei province,Hannan province,Liaoning province and Shan ’xi province. Methods According to the human body measurement method,10 somatotype items of the 6201 objects of study( male: 3075,female: 3126) were measured and evaluated with Heath-Carter method. Results The endomorphic mesomorphy was the majority category of male adults of Han nationality in Gansu and Hebei province. The mesomorphic endomorphy was the majority category of male adults of Han nationality in Henan and Shan’xi province. The endomorph-mesomorph was the majority category of male adults of Han nationality in Liaoning province. Between the female adults of Han nationality,female adults of Han nationality in aforementioned five provinces were mainly mesomorphic endomorphy category. Conclusion Discrepancy of somatotype has emerged between groups in Different Chinese dialect regions,but there is certain genetic relationship in Han population.