Open AccessTHE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL SCHOOLCHILDREN WHO ARE BROUGHT UP IN THE FAMILY AND IN THE BOARDING SCHOOL
Author(s) -
E. Belkina,
Т. А. Кузнецова
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
rossijskij pediatričeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2918
pISSN - 1560-9561
DOI - 10.18821/1560-9561-2017-20-4-217-222
Subject(s) - overweight , body mass index , physical development , medicine , waist , anthropometry , boarding school , demography , pediatrics , rural area , geography , endocrinology , archaeology , pathology , sociology , islam
There was made an assessment of the physical development of 319 rural schoolchildren who are brought up in families and in boarding schools. Anthropometric data of boys and girls aged 6-17 of years were analyzed. Normal growth rates for 91.3-94.3% of rural schoolchildren were established; Tall children were more often identified in families, and undersized one were revealed among those living in boarding schools (up to 8.9%). Normal values of body mass index were determined in 69.7-88% of schoolchildren; Overweight - in 10-26,9%, and body mass deficit - in 1,9-3,4% of children. In children living in families, high values of body mass index were detected by the order more often than low values (21.9-26.9% and 1.9-3.4%). In boarding students, the body mass index was the same in all age periods. Normal ratios of waist circumference to hip circumference were determined in 66.7-90% of schoolchildren. In this case, the predominant deposition of fat on the hips was found only in boys (25.7-33.3%); Abdominal fat deposits were found in 2.9% of boys living in families and in 10-17.6% of girls living in families and boarding schools. The authors believe that irrespective of the living conditions (family or boarding school), rural schoolchildren develop changes in the distribution of fat, possibly due to the peculiarities of the pubertal period.