Evaluation of physical development and adrenarche level of puberty age boys in st. Petersburg

Autor: I. L. Nikitina, V. L. Gritsinskaya, S. M. Mamedova
Jazyk: ruština
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Медицинский совет, Vol 0, Iss 11, Pp 45-49 (2018)
ISSN: 2658-5790
Popis: In order to assess the growth and development of schoolchildren living in a metropolis, 809 boys aged 12 to 15 years were examined in St. Petersburg. Characteristics of indicators of physical development are given according to the norms of «WHO Growth Reference 2007»; the level of puberty - with the help of a phenotypic evaluation according to the method of M.V. Maksimova. The high prevalence of overweight (13.3%) and obesity (12.5%) among schoolchildren was revealed. It is noted that the initiation of the boys’ puberty occurs at the earlier time compared with the data given in the literature.
Databáze: OpenAIRE