Comparison of somatotype categories according to sex (χ 2 = 261.346, * p < 0.001 To see the effect of age, according to sex, on various parameters, a MANOVA analysis with Scheffe's Post Hoc procedure was done. Table 4 and 5 contains the results of the analysis. In the case of boys, the F-value (F 30, 766) for the test (Wilk's Lambda = 0.593) was 3.586 and partial eta squared= 0.099 which was highly significant (P<0.05). In girls also, the F-value of the test (F 30, 766) for the test (Wilk's Lambda = 0.681) was 2.571 and partial eta squared= 0.074 which was highly significant (P<0.05). Hence the MANOVA analysis has proven the significant effect of age on various parameters in boys, as well as in girls. The table also displays the F-values for the effect of age on various dependent variables. In the case of boys and girls, the F-values for endomorphy, mesomorphy, and ectomorphy were not significant (P>0.05), indicating the least effect of age. Height and weight, however, showed significant F-values (P<0.05) in both sexes. Scheffe's Post Hoc tests for multiple comparisons did not reveal significant differences between various age groups for endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy among boys and girls. However, in boys as well as in girls, the differences were significant (P<0.05) for height and weight for the majority of age groups.

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... was a statistically significant difference in the somatotypes of both male and female subjects (F= 122.85, p< 0.001). Comparison of somatotype categories according to sex presented in figure 5. There was a statistically significant association between male and female subjects based on the somatotype categories (χ 2 = 261.346, ...