MODERN TRENDS OF SOME ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS ON THE RESULTS OF MEASUREMENT OF MALE AND FEMALE ADOLESCENTS OF ALTAI STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Abstract

Purpose is to analyze the current trends in the physical development of young people.
Material and methods. A one-stage study was conducted with the formation of two samples - females and males (aged 18 to 21 years). Height, body weight were measured with the calculation of BMI; the shape of the abdomen was measured according to the formula dist .bicostarum / dist.bispinarum * 100. The classification of abdominal shapes with intragroup gradation was used. The body type was determined with the Pinier index (classification of M.V. Chernorutsky). The results were subjected to statistical pro-cessing.
Results and conclusions. Most of the subjects have a BMI within the normal range. In females (97%), the shape of the abdomen is expanded downwards, which corresponds to the "female" shape of the abdomen. In males (55%), the "female" form of the abdo-men was also more often observed. When analyzing the type of body-build and the shape of the abdomen, there was no correlation revealed in females. Hypersthenic body type is characteristic for young men with an upwardly expanded abdominal shape, whereas males with «female» and ovoid shapes of abdomen are normosthenic. Anthropometric indicators in young men indicate the possible influence of a sedentary lifestyle or other factors. This requires further study of this issue.