Comparative growth of Malay, Chinese and Indian school children in Malaysia.

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dc.contributor.authorChen, S Ten_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:58:22Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:58:22Z
dc.date.issued1976-09-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe weights and heights of 3,312 Malaysian primary school boys and girls, aged 6 to 11 years, belonging to various ethnic groups in Malaysia were measured. On the whole, the Chinese children were taller and heavier than the Malay and the Indian children who were the least heavy among the three ethnic groups. Economically the Indians were the poorest among the three ethnic groups and they also had the largest family size. When the household incomes were taken into consideration it was found that the growth achievement of the higher income children was better than that of the poorer children, irrespective of their ethnic groups. It is interesting to note that, although the Indian children as a whole, were the least heavy of the three ethnic groups, yet the growth achievement of the higher income Indian children was similar to that of the higher income Chinese children. The differences in growth achievement of the various ethnic groups are probably due to environmental differences, rather than genetic differences. It seems likely that Malaysian children of different ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese and Indian) can attain similar statures if environmental conditions are similar.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChen ST. Comparative growth of Malay, Chinese and Indian school children in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1976 Sep; 7(3): 443-51en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/31578
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshBody Weighten_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChina --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEthnic Groupsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshGrowthen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncomeen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --ethnologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMalaysiaen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.titleComparative growth of Malay, Chinese and Indian school children in Malaysia.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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