Growth acceleration of schoolchildren descendants of highlander from Lika in the Vojvodina

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Božić-Krstić, V. (1994). Growth acceleration of schoolchildren descendants of highlander from Lika in the Vojvodina, (30), 19-24. Retrieved from https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%263563&page=0&sort=8&stype=0&backurl=%2fissue.aspx%3fissue%3d3563
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Title

Growth acceleration of schoolchildren descendants of highlander from Lika in the Vojvodina

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Author

Verica, Božić-Krstić

Journal

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

Volume
Issue

30

Start page

19

End page

24

ISSN

0351-1480

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https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%263563&page=0&so...

Date

1994-2021/11/03/11:41:14

Abstract

It is well known that in our century stature and body weight of children of the same age tend to increase progressively. On the basis of the above statement, the present research was designed to analyze acceleration of somatic growth of pupils from Bački Gračac. Bački Gračac is a typical lowland village colonized by typical highlanders from Lika after the Second World. Data on stature and body mass pupils aged between 7-15 years are presented according to sex and age compared with the results of anthropometric measurements of analogous groups of the Backi Gracac pupils obtained 20 years ago. A significant increase of stature and body weight in all age groups of both boys and girls is found. The secular trend of stature and body mass per decade was 2,50 cm and 3,44 kg among males and 1,86 cm and 2,73 kg among females. The finding suggests an earlier onset of adolescent growth spurt in younger generation of boys.

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