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ID34402
NAMEŁ Kryst
GIVEN NAMESŁ
FAMILY NAMEKryst
SIGNATUREKRYST Ł
AFFILIATIONSUniversity School of Physical Education in Kraków
ORCID0000-0001-6938-192X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS58
TOTAL CITATIONS13
AUTHOR COUNT58
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2
  • The Relationship Between Biological Age and Emotional Intelligence in Young Swimmers

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2026

    The study focused on analyzing the relationship between age, biological age and results on the Popular Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (PIKE) in participants of different age groups. Key findings include significant correlations between age and emotional intelligence, particularly in the context of controlling one's own emotions (KON) and accepting, expressing and using one's emotions in action (AKC)

  • The Impact of the Covid ‐19 Pandemic on the Self‐Assessment of Mental and Physical Health of Adolescents (10–15 Years Old) From Kraków (Poland)

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2025

    The study aimed to examine the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on adolescents' mental and physical health. Using the Polish version of the Health Behavior in School‐aged Children (HBSC) questionnaire, data were collected from adolescent participants (10–15 years old). The analysis was based on the frequency distribution of choices for individual statements. It was found that compared to the time before the pandemic, there was more frequent school…

  • The Impact of the Covid ‐19 Pandemic on Waist and Hip Circumference and Selected Indicators Related to It Among Adolescents From the Kraków (Poland) Population

    Open Access•P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2025

    OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess changes in waist and hip circumference, as well as the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) indices among adolescents (11-15-year-olds) from the Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Cross-sectional studies were conducted in four main districts of the city in the years 2020 and 2022. The study group consisted of 1662 people. Measurements of height, waist circumference, an…

  • Time‐Trends in the Adiposity and Fat Distribution Among Children and Adolescents From Kraków (Poland) Since the Beginning of the 21st Century (From 2000 to 2020)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2025

    Objectives Changes in the level of fatness and fat distribution in children and adolescents at the beginning of the 21st century are an important multifaceted problem. The study aimed to assess the changes in the skinfold thickness and fat distribution in children and adolescents aged 8–18 from Kraków, Poland. Methods The study group (8500 girls and boys) consisted of the results of three cross‐sectional studies (2000, 2010, 2020). It was divided…

  • The changes in the prevalence of underweight and short stature among Polish youth from 1938 to 2020

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Annals of Human Biology•2025•References: 1

    Underweight prevalence increased significantly from 1938 to 1983, reflecting adverse environmental conditions, but has decreased in the last four decades, highlighting socioeconomic influences. Both underweight and short stature can significantly affect children's health

  • Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during Covid-19 pandemic

    P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2025•Cited by: 1

    test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from t…

  • Changes in body composition (muscle mass and adipose tissue) among adolescents aged 11-15 from Kraków during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open Access•P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropological Review•2025•References: 41

    Study aim: To assess changes in body composition, specifically focusing on muscle mass and adipose tissue, among adolescents aged 11-15 in Kraków during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional studies were conducted in four selected districts of the city of Kraków in the years 2020 and 2022 (before and after the COVID-19 pandemic). The study group included adolescents aged 11-15 years. The percentage of body fat (%BF) was me…

  • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Open Access•Nowell H Phelps, Rosie Singleton et al.•ARTICLE•The Lancet•2024

    BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…

  • Sexual dimorphism of adiposity and fat distribution among children and adolescents (8–18 year olds) from Poland

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2024

    OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to analyze the sexual dimorphism of total body fat [BF%] and fat distribution among 8-18 year olds from Poland. METHODS: The study included 2175 participants, divided into sex and age groups. Waist and hip circumferences, the thickness of six skinfolds, waist-to-hips ratio [WHR], the ratio of abdominal-to-suprailiac skinfolds, and the limb-to-trunk adiposity index were analyzed. Fat percentage were measured with a body…

  • The Normal Weight Obesity ( NWO ) Problem—Prevalence and Time Changes in Children and Adolescents From Kraków (Poland)

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2024

    OBJECTIVES: Normal weight obesity can be associated with an increased risk of metabolic abnormalities, systemic inflammation and mortality. The main aim of the study was to analyze the changes in the prevalence of normal weight obesity in 8-18-year-olds from Kraków (Poland) between 2010 and 2020. METHODS: The study was based on two sets of cross-sectional, school-based data obtained in 2010 and 2020. Body height, weight, and fat percentage were o…

  • Magnitude and pace of secular trends of body proportions among young adults with different place of origin, between 2001 and 2019

    Andrzej Lewandowski, Zuzanna Piekorz et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2024

    The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence and pace of secular trends regarding body proportions among young adults representing different place of origin, studying in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The data constituted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 1,199 young adults (340 male and 859 female) performed between 2001 and 2019. Selected body build parameters were measured and the following indices were calculated on their basis: up…

  • The impact of neonatal parameters and parental factors on body fat level in early childhood

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2023

    Parental and pregnancy characteristics can affect proportions and tissue composition of the child’s bodyand thereforecan influence their present and future health, as well as overall wellbeing. The aim of this study was to examine the differences between selected parental and birth-related parameters among preschool (3-7 years of age) children of varying adiposity status (n=541 girls and n=571 boys).The research was carried out in 20 randomly sel…

  • Changes in the adiposity level and prevalence of overweight/obesity among children from Kraków (Poland) within the last decade (from 2010 to 2020)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2023

    The aim of this study was to assess the changes in the prevalence of overweight, obesity and high adiposity in children and adolescents from Krakow (Poland), between the years 2010 and 2020. Two cross-sectional series of anthropometric measurements were carried out in 2010 and 2020. Analysed characteristics included: body height and weight, BMI (Body Mass Index), body adiposity (%BF). The subjects were categorised according to their BMI (underwei…

  • Forced migration and integration ‐ comparison of physical fitness of children from Poland and Ukraine as an indicator of general health

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2023

    OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to briefly analyze the results of selected fitness tests of Ukrainian adolescents against their Polish counterparts. METHODS: The study was school-based, carried out between April and June 2022. It included 642 children from Poland and Ukraine (aged 10 to 16) who attended 10 randomly selected primary schools in Kraków (Poland). Analyzed parameters included physical fitness tests: flexibility test, standing bro…

  • Associations of self‐perceived and objective BMI and adiposity status among adolescents from Kraków (Poland)

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2023

    OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to determine the association of self-perceived and objective BMI and adiposity status among adolescents from Kraków (Poland). METHODS: The study was carried out in 2022, in randomly selected schools in Kraków (Poland). The study group consisted of 93 individuals (47 girls and 46 boys) aged 11-15. Anthropometric characteristics included body height, body weight and body fat percentage (%BF), measured by bioimpedance met…

  • Analysis of secular trends in physical fitness of children and adolescents (8–18 years) from Kraków (Poland) between 2010 and 2020

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2023

    OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to analyze the changes of the motor skills of children and adolescents from Kraków between 2010 and 2020. METHODS: The group included 4106 children and adolescents (8-18 years of age). The analysis of changes included results of the following fitness tests: backwards overhead medicine ball throw, standing broad jump, dynamometric strength of the hand, flexibility test, as well as shuttle run (10 × 5 m). RESULT…

  • Changes in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity and excessive adiposity among adolescents from Kraków (Poland) in the years 1983–2020

    Open Access•P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2023

    OBJECTIVES: Improved living conditions affect lifestyles and may contribute to the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity among adolescents. The aim of the study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of underweight, overweight, obesity as well as excessive adiposity among teenagers from Kraków (Poland). METHODS: The study was conducted in four series in the years: 1983, 2000, 2010, and 2020. The study group included 1759 boys and 1699 …

  • Association between physical fitness and normal weight obesity in children and adolescents from Poland

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2023

    OBJECTIVES: Normal weight obesity (NWO) is defined as elevated adiposity, despite normal body mass index (BMI). The aim of this study was to compare the results of selected fitness parameters in Polish children and adolescents from Poland with and without normal weight obesity. METHODS: The study was cross-sectional and school-based. Body height, weight and adiposity, as well as the results of selected fitness tests, were obtained. BMI was calcul…

  • Intergenerational Changes in the Waist Circumference and Selected Associated Indicators among Children and Adolescents from Kraków (Poland), between 1983 and 2020

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2023

    The aim of the study was to examine the direction of the secular changes in the waist and hips circumferences, as well as selected associated body proportions, among children and adolescents from Kraków, Poland. The study group included 8-18-year-olds examined in three cross-sectional studies (1983, 2010, and 2020). The analyzed characteristics included body height, circumferences of the waist and hips, which were used to calculate Waist-to-Hip R…

  • War in Ukraine – Changing the Polish paediatric population as a consequence of forced migration (a preliminary study)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Economics & Human Biology•2023

  • Secular changes of foot dimensions among children and adolescents (3-18 years of age)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in the foot dimensions in children and adolescents (3-18 years of age) from Krakow (Poland), between the years 2010 and 2020. The examined group of children and adolescents (3-18-year olds) took part in two cross-sectional surveys carried out in 2010 and 2020. The cohort examined in 2010 consisted of 1,989 females and 1,893 males and the 2020 series included 1,702 females and 1,584 males. Body h…

  • Intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents from Poland from 1938 to 2020

    Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    Changes in the environment in which a particular population develops, including socio-economic factors, can influence craniofacial dimensions over time. The study aimed to investigate intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents (16-18 years of age) from Kraków, Poland. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of four cohorts (years 1938, 1950, 2007 and 2020) of adolescents aged 16-18. Analysed charac…

  • Time trends (2010-2020) in skinfolds thickness in children and adolescents, with different BMI status, from Kraków (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023•Cited by: 2

    There was a tendency towards normal weight obesity, particularly excess abdominal adiposity, among the 2020 cohort. These findings further suggest that using only the BMI, without taking into consideration tissue composition of the body, may result in misclassification of children and adolescents with high adiposity as normal-weight.

  • Changes in adiposity and fat tissue distribution among preschool children from Kraków, Poland, from 2008 to 2018

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2022

    In the light of changes in the living conditions of populations, excess adiposity is currently a serious public health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the changes in the body fat ratio among preschool children aged 3–7 years from Kraków, Poland, between 2008 and 2018. The study group consisted of children examined in two cross-sectional studies. Analysed characteristics included triceps, calf, subscapular, abdominal and sup…

  • The impact of lifestyle and socioeconomic parameters on body fat level in early childhood

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2022

    The aim of this study was to examine the differences between selected lifestyle and socioeconomic parameters among preschool (3–7 years of age) children of differing adiposity status. The study was conducted from February to June 2018 in 20 randomly selected kindergartens in Kraków, Poland. Triceps, biceps, subscapular, suprailiac, abdominal and calf skinfold thicknesses were measured. The sum of all six skinfolds was calculated and the children …

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  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1952 to 2011 in children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2018•Cited by: 4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of the selected body proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India). The analysis was based on anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children (4222 boys and 3266 girls), aged 7-19, from the middle-class families. The cohorts from 1952-66 and 1999-2011, as well as series of boys from 1982-83, were compared in terms of body height, subischial leg length, biac…

  • Abdominal obesity screening tools in the aspects of secular trend

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 4

    The growing number of children suffering from abdominal obesity has resulted in a search for a cheap and reliable method for their detection. The aim of the study was to identify whether the measurements and indicators used to assess this type of obesity are equally suitable for this purpose for each population, and additionally to investigate intergenerational changes in measurements and indicators used to determine the prevalence of abdominal o…

  • Time trends (2010-2020) in skinfolds thickness in children and adolescents, with different BMI status, from Kraków (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023•Cited by: 2

    There was a tendency towards normal weight obesity, particularly excess abdominal adiposity, among the 2020 cohort. These findings further suggest that using only the BMI, without taking into consideration tissue composition of the body, may result in misclassification of children and adolescents with high adiposity as normal-weight.

  • Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during Covid-19 pandemic

    P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2025•Cited by: 1

    test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from t…

  • Sexual dimorphism of body proportions and composition among 16–19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2021•Cited by: 1

    The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual dimorphism of body proportions and body composition among 16-19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland). The study group consisted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 2008 youths (16-19-year-olds). 1098 of them came from Kolkata (India) and 910 from Kraków (Poland). For each of the analyzed anthropometric characteristics, the index of sexual dimorphism was calcu…

  • Physical fitness of overweight and underweight preschool children from southern Poland

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 1

    The main aim of this study was to assess differences in the level of physical fitness between children of preschool age with different BMI, as overweight and obesity are an increasing problem even in this age group. The study group consisted of 3,945 children aged 4 to 6 years living in southern Poland. Analysis included the results of body height and weight measurements (from which BMI was calculated) and motor skills tests: sit-and-reach test, …

  • Secular Changes in Height, Body Weight, Body Mass Index and Pubertal Development in Male Children and Adolescents in Krakow, Poland

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2012

    This study examined the secular changes in height, body weight, body mass index and pubertal development in male children and adolescents in Krakow (Poland) over the past 80 years, with an emphasis on the last decade (2000–2010). The survey of the population of Krakow is a continuation of observations conducted in that area for many years. The analysis aims to determine whether in the last decade Krakow still witnessed the secular trend, and what…

  • Physical development of girls from Krakow in the aspect of socioeconomical changes in Poland (1938–2010)

    Open Access•Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Barbara Anna Cichocka et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2012

    OBJECTIVES: This survey aimed at analyzing secular changes in the development of girls from Krakow, in the first decade of the 21st century, against the background of transformations observed in the previous century. METHODS: The data collected during a survey conducted in Krakow in 2010, in which the measurements of a total of 1,974 girls aged 3.5-18.5 years were taken, made a basis for this study. The results from the contemporary series were c…

  • Secular Trends in Body Composition and Frequency of Overweight and Obesity in Boys Aged 3–18 From Krakow, Poland, Within the Last 30 Years (From 1983 to 2010)

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2013

    The aim of this study was to examine the changes in body composition (fatness and muscle and bone mass) and BMI in three cohorts of boys living in Krakow, Poland, over the last 30 years, and to assess how overweight and obesity frequencies have developed over the period. The anthropological survey was conducted in 2010, and comprised 1863 boys from Krakow aged 3–18 years. The analysis compared the latest measurements of selected skinfold thicknes…

  • Long‐term changes in BMI and adiposity rebound among girls from K raków ( P oland) over the last 30 years (from 1983 to 2010)

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2013

    BACKGROUND: Early adiposity rebound (AR, below 5 years) is an important predictor of adult obesity. OBJECTIVES: The main purpose of this study was to explore changes in body weight and height, BMI, body fat, and AR timing in girls from Krakow within the last 3 decades. METHODS: 1,970 girls were measured in 2010. Using the results of body height, weight and skin folds measurements, the BMI and %BF was calculated. The LMS method was used to constru…

  • Intergenerational changes in birth parameters in Kraków (Poland) in the context of socio-economic transformation from 1985–2010

    Open Access•Ł Kryst•ARTICLE•Annals of Human Biology•2013

    In the analysed period Poland experienced significant socio-economic changes, which could have partly contributed to the observed changes. Some of the observed trends in birth parameters are recent phenomena and it seems necessary to continue the research to confirm if these changes form a steady trend or are only temporary. Tracking any phenomena related to the development is important for the determination of disruptive factors and the reductio…

  • Long-term changes in body composition and prevalence of overweight and obesity in girls (aged 3–18 years) from Kraków (Poland) from 1983, 2000 and 2010

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Annals of Human Biology•2014

    The prevalence of overweight and obesity has not changed significantly over the last 30 years. However, significant changes have occurred in body composition. Girls measured in 2010 had lower total adipose tissue, although they also showed a tendency towards increased central adiposity

  • Time trends in BMI, body fatness, and adiposity rebound among boys from Kraków (Poland) from 1983 to 2010

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2015

    OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of childhood obesity has been increasing during the last decades in many countries, but less is known about secular trends in growth curves covering the whole childhood span. The main purpose of this study was to explore changes in body weight, height, BMI, percent body fat (%BF), adiposity rebound (AR), and pubertal timing in boys from Kraków between 1983 and 2010. METHODS: Totally, 4,986 boys (3-18 years) were measure…

  • Biological aging and physical fitness in men aged 20–70 years from K raków, P oland

    Open Access•Stanisław Gołąb, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2016

    OBJECTIVES: The increasing problem of population aging requires appropriate economic and health-related measures to mitigate its negative effects. The aim was to categorize the biological age of men between 20 and 70 years of age and assess its relationship to their physical activity and fitness. METHODS: Data included morphological variables, total body water, the results of five Eurofit motor tests and the percentage of maximum heart rate (HR%)…

  • Sex differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity, and in extent of overweight index, in children and adolescents (3–18 years) from Kraków, Poland in 1983, 2000 and 2010

    Open Access•M Kowal, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•Public Health Nutrition•2016

    Objective The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is now an important health problem. This fact, however, does not reflect the scale of the problem. The aim of the present study was to find how much the BMI threshold was exceeded in a population from Kraków. Design The study was based on three cross-sectional surveys conducted in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated based on the In…

  • Abdominal obesity screening tools in the aspects of secular trend

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 4

    The growing number of children suffering from abdominal obesity has resulted in a search for a cheap and reliable method for their detection. The aim of the study was to identify whether the measurements and indicators used to assess this type of obesity are equally suitable for this purpose for each population, and additionally to investigate intergenerational changes in measurements and indicators used to determine the prevalence of abdominal o…

  • Physical fitness of overweight and underweight preschool children from southern Poland

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 1

    The main aim of this study was to assess differences in the level of physical fitness between children of preschool age with different BMI, as overweight and obesity are an increasing problem even in this age group. The study group consisted of 3,945 children aged 4 to 6 years living in southern Poland. Analysis included the results of body height and weight measurements (from which BMI was calculated) and motor skills tests: sit-and-reach test, …

  • Secular Changes in Birth Weights and Women’s Body Size in Kraków and Poznań (Poland) During the Last Century

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2017

    Changing socioeconomic conditions over the last century have left their mark on neonatal size and final body size of individuals born in those days. The main aim of this study was to investigate how the historical, political and economic changes occurring from the late 19th century to the 2000s have affected the birth weight of newborns. Additionally, changes in weight and body height in the case of young women (potential mothers) were analysed. …

  • Intergenerational changes in chest size and proportions in children and adolescents aged 3–18 from Kraków (Poland), within the last 70 years

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2017

    OBJECTIVES: The size and proportions of the human body change continuously in response to social change and economic development. As reported by papers on intergenerational changes in chest size, this part of the human body is also influenced by environmental factors. The aim of this study was to assess changes in the dimensions and proportions of the chest of children and adolescents over a span of 70 years. METHODS: In 2010 an anthropological s…

  • Overweight and obesity risk factors in children aged 3–7 years: A prospective study in the city of Kraków

    Open Access•M Kowal, Stanisław Matusik et al.•ARTICLE•Annals of Human Biology•2017

    The biological, social and lifestyle factors related to the child's mother significantly determined the child's BMI

  • Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 7-11 years from Poznań (Poland)

    Inez Bilińska, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2017

    The epidemic of obesity, which is one of the most important public health problems, appeared paradoxically as a result of improving living conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the effects on overweight/obesity prevalence of the primary-school-based intervention program. The group of 5,293 children (7-11 year-olds) from Poznań (Poland) was divided into two subgroups: experimental and control one. The research group was participating …

  • Intergenerational changes in limb circumferences in children and adolescents aged 3‐18 from Kraków (Poland) from 1983 to 2010

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2018

    OBJECTIVES: Measurements of body circumferences are often used in anthropology. The research on this topic, however, rarely concerns limb girths or secular trends. The main aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of secular trends in selected limb circumferences among children and adolescents. METHODS: The research was based on measurements from two cross-sectional studies carried out in 1983 and 2010 with children and adolescents age…

  • Long-term changes in fat distribution in children and adolescents aged 3-18 from Krakow (Poland), within the last 30 years (from 1983 to 2010)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropological Review•2018

    In Poland, even in the late twentieth century, the problem of obesity was not significant. However, recent studies have shown an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity. Socioeconomic changes, in last decades, approached Poland to Western Europe. A lifestyle of Poles (physical activity and diet) have changed radically. The aim of the study was to investigate changes in adiposity in children and adolescents over the last decades. Two …

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1952 to 2011 in children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2018•Cited by: 4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of the selected body proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India). The analysis was based on anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children (4222 boys and 3266 girls), aged 7-19, from the middle-class families. The cohorts from 1952-66 and 1999-2011, as well as series of boys from 1982-83, were compared in terms of body height, subischial leg length, biac…

  • BMI and adiposity based approach to obesity: The need for ethnic specificity. A reply to Kapoor et al . (2019)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The ethnicity of the studied group is one of the key characteristics that should be taken into consideration when analysing the problem of overweight and obesity. It is especially crucial in populations of countries such as India, where the proportion of the fat to lean mass and general adiposity are significantly different from those observed among Europeans. This can cause a higher risk of various metabolic-related diseases to appear at relativ…

  • Anthropometric variations in different BMI and adiposity levels among children, adolescents and young adults in Kolkata, India

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The objective of the study was to analyse selected anthropometric features of children, adolescents and young adults from middle-class families in Kolkata, India, by BMI and adiposity categories. Standardized anthropometric measurements of 4194 individuals (1999 male and 2195 female) aged 7–21 were carried out between the years 2005 and 2011. The results were compared by BMI and adiposity categories. Statistical significance was assessed using tw…

  • Changes in the prevalence of overweight/obesity and adiposity among pre-school children in Kraków, Poland, from 2008 to 2018

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2020

    Socioeconomic changes occurring over time influence the lifestyle choices of a population, and these can significantly affect children’s body weight and composition. The aim of this study was to assess the changes in prevalence of overweight, obesity and adiposity in pre-school children in Poland between 2008 and 2018. Body height, body weight and subscapular and triceps skinfolds were measured in 2167 children aged 3–7 years from Kraków. Body ma…

  • Secular changes in limb lengths and proportions from 1952 to 2011 in children, adolescents, and young adults from Kolkata (India)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2020

    OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of upper and lower limb lengths as well as the values of the upper, lower limb, and intermembral indicators of children, adolescents, and young adults from Kolkata (India) between 1952 to 1966 and 2005 to 2011. METHODS: The analysis was based on the results of anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children, adolescents, and young adults. They were included in …

  • The relationship among the age at menarche, anthropometric characteristics, and socio‐economic factors in Bengali girls from Kolkata, India

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Elisabetta Marini et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2020

    OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to measure the causal effect of selected socio-economic factors and anthropometrical characteristics on the menarche occurrence. METHODS: The sample consisted of 2195 Bengali girls (aged 7-21) from middle-class families, from Kolkata city, India. The age at menarche was recorded from the retrospective data and status quo method. The causal effect of anthropometric and socio-economic variables on menarche occur…

  • Body fat percentage estimation in children – searching for the most accurate equation

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•HOMO•2021

    The most useful equation to estimate the body fat percentage in the population of 7-16-year olds from Kraków (Poland) differed between the sexes. For boys, it was Ripka 3-skinfold equation, while for girls it was the equation developed by Siri.

  • Time trends in mid-upper-arm anthropometry from 1982 to 2011 in male children and adolescents from Kolkata, India

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2021

    The aim of this study was to investigate inter-generational changes in selected mid-upper-arm measurements of boys from Kolkata, India. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of two cohorts of Bengali boys aged 7–16 from middle-class families, in 1982–83 and 2005–11. The two cohorts were compared in terms of their mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) and mid-upper-arm area (MUAA), mid-upper-arm muscle area (MUAMA), mid-upper-arm …

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