Differences in anthropometric characteristics of the students of the Military Academy during training period

Lela, Marić, Branko, Krsmanović

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Srbije

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349

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1820-7936

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2010-2021/11/01/13:21:08

Human factor is a basic factor in the defense system of all the world armies, so great attention is paid to the officers' training, in which the physical training has a signif­icant role. The aim of this research is to provide information about the changes in antropometric characteristics during four year training of the students of the Military Academy, 120 in total, aged from 19 to 22, as well as significance of differences. In the course of the research, the total of nine anthropometric parameters for the evaluation of morphological characteristics has been selected. The data obtained after measurement have been processed by the use of statistical programs for calculating central and dispersion parameters. In setting differences in certain variables between the first and forth year students, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used, and the differences in system of variables in space have been determined by multivariate anal­ysis of variance (MANOVA) and discrimination analysis (DS).Based on the results obtained, statistically significant differences between the groups have been found in variables: length of the arm, length of the leg, body mass, breast volume, forearm volume and skin pleat. The differences have been found, in one part, under the influence of natural growth and development of the students during their training period, and in the other, under the influence of their specific physical activity. .