Distribution of Somatotypes and Time of Sexual Development of Young People in Urban and Rural Areas of Altai Region

The antropometric and body composition examination of 500 healthy young people (17-21 years old) - residents of Barnaul and the Altai Territory countryside has been performed. Differences in physical status of the Altai Territory young people depending on residence in urban or rural areas have been detected, they were manifested in a bigger body length, weight, girth of chest, hip circumference, leg length of the city dwellers. A somatotypological analysis has revealed predominance of a normosthenic somatotype among the examined persons. Young men living in the rural areas had a more andromorphous constitution, more timely tempo of sexual development. The results will constitute a basis of the formed Altai regional database

Anthropometry · Archaeology · Geography · Residence · Rural area · Sexual difference · Sociology · Somatotypes · Demography · Healthcare Systems and Public Health · Human Health and Disease · Medicine · Psychology