Open AccessEvaluation of physical development and adrenarche level of puberty age boys in st. Petersburg
Author(s) -
V.L. Gritsinskaya,
S. M. Mamedova,
И. Л. Никитина
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicinskij sovet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2658-5790
pISSN - 2079-701X
DOI - 10.21518/2079-701x-2018-11-45-49
Subject(s) - adrenarche , st petersburg , overweight , physical development , demography , precocious puberty , obesity , pediatrics , menarche , developmental psychology , medicine , psychology , endocrinology , pathology , sociology , hormone , metropolitan area
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.