Skin reflectance of children and young adults of Aymara ancestry

American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council
L P GreksaJohn D Driscoll

Abstract

The skin reflectance of 556 Andean Indians of Aymara ancestry (305 males, 251 females; 10.0-29.9 yr) residing in La Paz, Bolivia (average altitude of about 3,600 m) is described. Reflectances were measured at three wavelengths (425 nm, 545 nm, and 685 nm) on two different sites, the medial surface of the upper arm and forehead. Males tended to be significantly darker than females on both the upper arm and forehead (P < .05). Female Aymara tended to lighten significantly in skin color with age on both the upper arm and forehead, while males tended to lighten significantly with age only on the upper arm (P < .05). The results of comparisons between three categories based on paternal and maternal surnames (two Aymara surnames, one Aymara and one Spanish surname, and two Spanish surnames) were consistent with the hypothesis that the possession of Spanish surnames is positively related to the degree of European admixture in urban Aymara. However, the extent of admixture within each surname category may differ between rural and urban Aymara, making classification by surnames problematic for rural-urban comparisons.

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Jan 1, 1998·American Journal of Human Biology : the Official Journal of the Human Biology Council·Lawrence P Greksa
May 11, 2006·American Journal of Physical Anthropology·Lorena Madrigal, William Kelly

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