DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i03.004

Pages: 277-281

The aim of the research was to study the circumferential anthropometric body characteristics of adult male Yorubas of Nigeria. The study design was a non-experimental, cross-sectional design. It utilised a total number of four hundred (400) subjects whose ages ranged between 21 to 40 years with BMI of 18.50 to <30.00. Minimum sample size was determined using the Taro Yamane’s formula. Circumferential body anthropometric measurements and BMI were taken using stadiometer, digital calipers, calibrated flexible meter tape and weighting scale. Statistical analysis was done using statistical package for the social science (SPSS version 25.0) and Microsoft Excel 2019. Continuous variables were presented as mean±SD; minimum and maximum. Age was categorized into two groups (21 – 30 and 31 – 40) years while Body Mass Index (BMI) was also categorized into two; normal weight (18.5 – 24.9 designated ≤ 25.0) and slightly overweight (25.0 – 30.7 designated ≥ 25.0). Independent sample t-test was therefore carried out to determine significant difference in the measured anthropometric parameters according to age. The confidence interval was set at 95%, therefore p< 0.05 was considered significant. Results were presented in tables. Impact of age and variations in BMI were also observed in the studied anthropometric variables. Racial variation was observed when compared to other racial populations the anthropometric values could find use in medicine and forensic science.