Secular changes of height and body mass of children and youth in the Bydgoszcz region

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ID2994086
AutoresGrzegorz Nowicki (0000-0002-0503-8847, University of Bydgoszcz, autor de correspondencia)
Año2000
Volumen63
Páginas119-125
Fecha de publicación2000-06-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAnthropological Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1898-6773 • E-ISSN: 2083-4594
EditorialUniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18778/1898-6773.63.09
OpenAlexW144765017
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas3

The secular changes of height and body mass of girls and boys in the Bydgoszcz region in the period between 1935 and 1991 have been presented in this paper. Over the period of 56 years changes of the traits under investigation showed periodical diversification. Between 1935-1946 a regress was observed, between 1952 and 1971 the greatest average secular changes took place, the years from 1972 to 1979 were characterized by a slowdown in the changes, and in the period from 1979 through 1991 there was a set back in the secular trend of the investigated traits. This is probably due to the fluctuation in the standard of living of the Polish society. The maximum intensification of the secular changes occurs in age groups 13.5 years, 14.5 years, and 15.5 years. Analysis of the research results indicates that the changes are more conspicuous among boys than among girls

Body height · Body weight · Diversification (marketing strategy · Period (music · Physics · Secular variation · Sociology · Demography · Medicine · Nutrition and Health Studies · Endocrinology