SOMATOTYPE OF OMSK GIRLS WITH THE VALUE OF THE QUETELET II INDEX CORRESPONDINGTO NORMAL BODY WEIGHT

Abstract

Objective is to identify the dominant types of somatotypes in Omsk girls with the value of the Quetelet II index corresponding to normal body weight, in order to expand the understanding of the regional features of the anthropometric data of representatives of adolescence.Material and methods. An anthropometric examination of 56 somatically healthy girls of Omsk, a Slavic ethnic group, with a normal body mass index value was conducted. The somatotype was evaluated using the Rees-Eisenck index and the Solovyov index. Statistical processing was carried out in the Microsoft Excel 2019 program.Results. The examined girls had a body height of 165 cm (162; 169.62), body weight - 56.15 kg (53; 60.7), the transverse diameter of the chest - 25.5 cm (24.82; 26.15), wrist circumference - 15 cm (14.5; 15.52). According to the Rees-Eisenck index, asthenic girls prevailed - 59%, according to the Solovyov index - 50% normosthenics. Body height (r = 0.41) has a direct, moderate relationship with the index and the Solovyov index; the transverse diameter of the chest (r = -0.73) correlated with the Rees-Eisenck index and had no connection with the Solovyov index (p>0.05). At the same time, the Solovyov index had a relationship (r = 0.56) with body weight, and no such relationship was established with the Rees-Eisenck index (p>0.05).Conclusions. According to the Rice-Eysenck index, the asthenic somatotype dominates in Omsk girls with normal body weight, which is comparable to the Solovyov index. Correlation analysis revealed the relationship of indices with body height and showed the features of their relationship with the body mass index.