Comparative body-mass values in children at enrollment in first grade of elementary school

Dragica, Božinović, Nebojša, Snežana, Jovanović

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

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0351-1480

http://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%263557&page=0&sor...

2002-2021/11/05/09:02:24

In the improvement of hygienic and epidemic conditions and the level of physical and mental development of the youngest population, the goals are those of reducing the morbidity and mortality rates in later life, as well of developing and practicing of healthy lifestyles and promoting physical activity and appropriate manner of nourishment. These basically are the objectives of children's medical care, especially school children's. By continuously monitoring the growth, development and nourishment, a reduction should be achieved in the number of children outside growth normogram limits, while. an adequate 'growth diagram' for our climate should be introduced, to constitute an integral part of every medical card. The most important growth and development indices are body mass and height. In this paper we deal with that of body mass. We observed the children born in 1989 and 1993 during the systematic medical screening conductor before enrollment in the firs grade of elementary school. In 638 children from Group 1 35,7% had the body mass by 2 SD greater than normal and 6,0% by 2 SD less. In 466 children groom Group 2, - 38,4% had body mass greater by 2 SD, and 6,6% less by 2 SD. The results were compared with standard body-mass values according to Tanger.