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D P Bhatnagar

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PubMed1988

Estimated fat, bone mineral, total body water and cell solids in females of two communities of Punjab, India.

The data for the present study consist of 502 Jat-Sikh and 510 Bania females of Punjab (India), ranging in age from 20 to 80 years. The different components of the body i.e. fat, bone mineral, total body water and cell solids have been calculated from anthropometric measurements by applying different equations given by various investigators. While studying age changes in different components of the body, it is the fat component, which has undergone major fluctuations past maturity. It has increased significantly from age-group 20-29 to 40-49 in both Jat-Sikh and Bania females. A significant decrease in fat has been observed from age-group 60-69 to 70 +. The bone minerals have exhibited little changes with age. The total body water and cell solids show a significant increase from age-group 20-29 to 30-39, followed by a decrease in both the communities. The decrease in these two components is statistically significant from age-group 40-49 to 50-59 in Bania females only. While comparing the two communities it has been observed that bone minerals are significantly larger in Jat-Sikh females, and fat is significantly larger in Bania females except in the last two age-groups. The other two components i.e. total body water and cell solids show statistically non-significant differences in the two communities.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

Identification of personal height from the somatometry of the hand in Punjabi males.

The present study is based on a sample of 100 normal healthy Punjabi males from Patiala, Punjab, India. Each subject has been studied for three anthropometric measurements: stature, hand length and hand breadth. The data have been subjected to statistical computation for the statistical constants like mean values, standard deviation, standard error of mean, test of significance (test of normal deviates) and regressions. The data have been studied for somatometry pertaining to height, hand length and hand breadth. Bilateral symmetry in both the measurements, hand length and hand breadth, indicate insignificant variations. Regression equations have been computed and regression lines have been drawn for the estimation of stature from somatometry of hand.

Adult↗
PubMed1984

A comparative study of rural athletes of four states of India.

In the present study 22 rural athletes of four different states of India have been studied for 23 anthropometric parameters--weight, height, sitting height, six diameters, six circumferences and eight skin and subcutaneous tissue folds. Rural athletes of Punjab and Haryana have been found to be comparable pertaining to all the anthropometric variables. Athletes of Madhya Pradesh show minimum values for most of the variables. The order of best anthropometry is athletes of Punjab and Haryana followed by Assam and Madhya Pradesh. Athletes of Madhya Pradesh are lacking behind in all the parameters except skin and subcutaneous tissue folds as compared to athletes of Assam.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Secular trends in heights and weights of Punjabi boys.

Data on heights and weights of 1150 children from 7 to 16 years of age of a Public School of Patiala have been utilized to show the existence of secular trend. The data were treated in five-yearly, decade-wise and twenty-five yearly groups. Heights show a positive trend of increase from 1950 to 1975. In weights, however, the trend of increase seems to have set in early 1970's. Therefore the present day children seem to have become linear as compared to their counterparts twenty-five years back.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Study of blood groups and rhesus isoimmunization in antenatal cases.

The present study has been conducted on 1500 pregnant women of Patiala. All the cases were examined for ABO and Rh(D) blood groups; the Rh(D)-negative cases also for evidence of Rh-immunization. The distribution of ABO blood groups reveals 40.20% blood group B, 29.27% blood group O, 22.80% blood group A, and 7.73% blood group AB. Rh(D) blood types reveal 94.40% positive cases and 5.60% negative cases. Incidence of immunization was found to be 1.33% in the total sample and 23.80% in Rh(D)-negative cases. Comparison of these frequencies has been sought with some other studies.

ABO Blood-Group System↗
PubMed1979

An immuno-haematological study among pregnant women of Patiala (India).

The present study has been conducted on 500 pregnant women belonging to Patiala city (Punjab State, India), during various stages of pregnancy, who were investigated for evidence of immunization. Incidence of immunization was found to be 1.20% in total sample and 25.00% in Rh (D) negative pregnant women. All the immunized cases were multiparae. Immunized cases were more in second trimester. Obstetrical histories of immunized cases suggest that five of them were probably immunized due to repeated pregnancies and one case was probably due to previous still births. A greater fertility was observed in the immunized group as compared to other groups. No case of immunization had previous history of blood transfusion. Rh-immunization was also studied in relation to AB0-incompatibility.

ABO Blood-Group System↗
PubMed1978

A study of relationship between pulmonary tuberculosis and palmar dermatoglyphic traits.

Bilateral inked palmar impressions of 150 male tubercular patients and those of 150 normal controls (males) have been studied comparatively. Patients and controls show deviation from each other with respect to 1. biological concordance-disconcordance in line C and hypothenar patterns, 2. bilateral and left-homolateral (not right) differences in Plato's modal types of line C and 3. occurrence of hypothenar (R + L only) and III interdigital patterns (L-homolateral only). It is significant that tubercular patients do not show any difference with the normal controls in a reliable measure like main-line-index and by and large in occurrence of patterns also (with two exceptions only). Natural selection does not seem to be operative on palmar dermatoglyphic traits.

Anthropometry↗
PubMed1977

Association of finger ball dermatoglyphics with pulmonary tuberculosis.

This paper includes the study of finger ball pattern dermatoglyphics of 200 normal individuals and 200 tubercular patients. The data on the former group were collected from local institutes and that on the latter one from Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Dept., Govt. Medical College, Patiala. A comparison of two groups was made pertaining to the distribution of various subtypes, major types, indices, symmetry, monomorphic hands and pleiotropic hands to find out an association of finger ball dermatoglyphics with tuberculosis, if any. No statistical significant differences were observed in two groups in relation to these parameters except for the distribution of various subtypes in index fingers of both hands and little finger of right hand and the pleiotropic hands.

Anthropometry↗