Anthropometric characteristics condition analysis for female secondary-school pupils in Sombor

Živko, Vlaškalić, Zoran, Parčetić, M, Vlaški

Glasnik Antropološkog društva Jugoslavije

39

205

211

0351-1480

http://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?query=ISSID%26and%263559&page=0&sor...

2004-2021/11/05/09:42:18

Anthropometric examination of youth enables an objective research of this population body characteristics and it gives an insight into their variables. Our aim was to establish body height, body mass, medium scope of a rib cage, shoulder width, pelvic width and lower extremity length as well as their variables with female pupils of the Secondary Medical School in Sombor. We examined 578 female pupils from 15 to 18 years old and we got the following results: body height varies from 165,57 cm (at the age of 15) to 166,06 cm (at the age of 18). Body mass reaches its maximum value at the age of 16 (59,08 kg). This measure varies significantly in all age groups but differences among variables are the highest at the age of 18. Average values of shoulder and pelvic width continually grow with age. Lower extremity value also has a tendency to grow with age and with 18 year old pupils it amounts to 95,62 cm. Medium scope of a rib cage is rather narrow with a tendency of growth and at the age of 18 it is 82,02 cm. There exist statistically significant differences among age groups for the following characteristics: leg length, shoulder width and pelvic width. The analysis of those differences have shown that they are the biggest with pelvic width and the smallest with scope of a rib cage. Female secondary - school pupils in Sombor are tall and thin.