_Arm Length_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 45-87 75.2 5.0 6.6
Interior 154 45-83 73.6 4.8 6.1
East 120 52-84 75.1 3.9 5.2
Coast 210 57-87 76.0 4.9 6.4
N.W. 79 55-86 75.3 6.6 8.8
The over-all arm length is 75.2 cm. Shorter arms seem to be
characteristic of the interior population where the average is nearly 2
cm. less than the over-all average. The eastern group has the longest
arms; the other samples are intermediate.
_Humeral Length_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 26-39 32.8 8.6 5.7
Interior 154 28-38 32.8 7.1 5.2
East 120 28-39 32.9 8.3 5.6
Coast 210 26-38 32.9 9.1 5.8
N.W. 79 28-38 33.0 7.9 5.4
Length of the upper arm averages 33 cm. for all Fijians; the several
provinces are closely similar in this trait.
_Radial Length_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 23-35 27.6 4.1 5.1
Interior 154 24-33 27.3 2.4 4.5
East 120 23-34 27.5 6.9 6.1
Coast 210 24-35 27.9 3.5 4.8
N.W. 79 25-32 27.9 3.4 4.8
Lower arm length is 27.6 cm. and also varies but little among the
regional samples.
_Radial-Humeral_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 65-113 84.0 4.2 5.0
Interior 154 77-104 83.0 3.8 4.6
East 120 65-95 83.5 4.7 5.6
Coast 210 75-113 84.7 4.2 4.9
N.W. 79 77-94 82.2 3.6 4.3
The radial-humeral ratio indicates that the lower arm of Fijians is 84
per cent as long as the upper arm. None of the subgroups deviates
markedly from this average.
_Leg Length_[13]
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 61-98 84.3 10.5 12.5
Interior 154 74-96 81.1 8.6 12.9
East 120 73-96 84.1 8.6 10.3
Coast 210 68-97 85.3 7.2 8.5
N.W. 79 75-95 85.7 4.4 5.2
Average leg length is 84.3 cm., and some regional differences are
manifest. The legs of the hill people are shorter by 3 cm. than are the
other groups. Their neighbors to the northwest and east have the longest
legs, and the eastern are intermediate.
_Tibial Length_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 34-49 40.9 8.3 6.9
Interior 154 35-45 40.3 13.4 10.8
East 120 35-47 40.7 6.2 5.2
Coast 210 35-47 41.2 6.8 5.1
N.W. 79 36-47 40.9 6.1 5.9
Lower leg length is around 40 cm. for all Fijians. The regional pattern
is similar to that of total leg length: shortest in the highlands,
intermediate in the east, and longest in the coastal and northwestern
districts.
_Calf Circumference_
No. Range Mean S.D. C.V.
Total sample 815 29-57 37.6 6.7 7.1
Interior 154 31-51 37.0 6.4 7.1
East 120 33-50 38.1 4.7 6.5
Coast 210 29-48 37.2 9.4 7.9
N.W. 79 30-43 37.7 7.6 6.3
The generous girth of the calf of the Fijians reflects their sturdily
muscled legs. The eastern groups excel the other Fijians in this
respect, whereas the interior groups have the lowest average for calf
circumference.