Biacromial

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81528-4739.78.26.2
Interior15429-4339.06.24.7
East12035-4539.96.14.0
Coast21028-4539.77.64.9
N.W.7935-4740.56.63.9

The Fijians are generally a broad-shouldered people. The inhabitants of Ra and Ba have the highest average and the interior people are least broad-shouldered.

Relative Shoulder Breadth

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81518-2722.31.35.8
Interior15419-2522.91.03.9
East12020-2623.01.03.9
Coast21018-2622.91.04.4
N.W.7920-2723.43.113.2

Relative to total stature, shoulder breadth averages 22.3 per cent. No significant regional differences are indicated.

Bi-Iliac

No.RangeMeanS.D.C.V.
Total sample81523-4029.25.65.3
Interior15425-3829.05.15.2
East12027-3429.54.14.8
Coast21023-3729.25.95.5
N.W.7926-3229.34.65.0

The Fijians, as a whole, are fairly broad-hipped; this condition holds with little variation in all the provinces.

Shoulder-Hip