The analysis of methods of gender dimorphism assessment by example of adult Belarussian population
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Section HUMANS and ENVIRONMENT
THE ANALYSIS OF METHODS OF GENDER DIMORPHISM ASSESSMENT
BY EXAMPLE OF ADULT BELARUSSIAN POPULATION
Zimina Sofya, Goncharova Natalia
Department of Anthropology, Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
According to the hypothesis widely spread in the scientifi c literature, the male sex is more sensitive to unfavorable
infl uences of exogenous and endogenous factors. <...> For confi rmation of this hypothesis, a lot of works
is devoted to the analysis of the degree of gender dimorphism. <...> Parameters used for the assessment of the
degree of gender dimorphism are often interchangeable and demonstrate certain limitations in practice. <...> Thus,
it is important to compare different methods of assessment in order to reveal the most convenient/informative
parameters. <...> Namely: coeffi cient of gender dimorphism (GDC), t-criterion, D-index and
Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion (K-S). <...> A sample from a native Belorussian population described in the 1970’s
served as a study material. <...> The data were accumulated in accordance with the complex anthropometric program. <...> We distributed all examined subjects in three age groups. <...> All four indices were calculated for separated
parameters in each age-specifi c category. <...> All assessment methods have demonstrated age-dependent increase
of the degree of gender dimorphism in case of circumferential parameters. <...> The most prominent differences in
the degree of gender dimorphism between age-specifi c cohorts have been revealed for signs connected with
fat development. <...> The degree of gender dimorphism on these parameters increases signifi cantly in the senior
age group. <...> The t-criterion is
different from the GDC criterion by the multiplication factor connected with the sample size, and it is not suitable
for comparison of groups differing in the number of subjects; 2. <...> In case the curve of theoretical distribution
is incorrect, a calculated value of D-criterion does not correspond to empirical data. 3. <...> Among all the studied
methods, the most universal parameters of gender dimorphism are the GDC and K-S. <...> Key words: anthropometry, gender dimorphism, coeffi cient of gender dimorphism, D-index
Contact information: Zimina Sofya, e-mail: sonishat@yandex.ru,
Goncharova Natalia, e-mail: 1455008@gmail.com. <...> The analysis of methods of gender dimorphism assessment by example of adult Belarussian population! <...>
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