CENTILE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF 13-15 YEAR OLD ADOLESCENTS IN THE ALTAI TERRITORY

Abstract

Objective: assessment of physical health by the centile method of adolescents aged 13-15 years living in the Altai Territory.Material and methods. The study included 676 adolescents aged 13-15 years living in the Altai Territory. The main anthropometric parameters (body length, body weight, chest and head circumference) were measured, and the waist, hip, shoulder and pelvic circumferences were additionally determined. The work used standard anthropometric devices: height meter, electronic scales, measuring tape, thick compasses. Further assessment of physical health was carried out by the centile method.Results and conclusions. Centile tables of height, weight, girth and latitudinal dimensions of adolescents were compiled. These parameters were compared with similar ones obtained in 2008 in the Altai Territory, as well as in other regions. When comparing, it turned out that modern adolescents of the Altai Territory are much larger their peers of 2008, but also their peers living in remote regions (Andijan, Tver). Thus, to assess the physical development of adolescents in each region, individual centile tables are required, which should be updated more often.