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KMID : 0352019880130010109
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Kyung Hee University Medical Journal
1988 Volume.13 No. 1 p.109 ~ p.126
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A Semi-longitudinal Study on the Physique, Physical and Nutritional Status and Maximum Growth Age of Korean Youth in an Urban Area
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Abstract
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This study obtained following results from measuring physique, nutritional status and maximum growth age by using semi-longitudinal research method of physical growth and development of 330 persons (Male; 165, Female; 165) who were born from 1970 March 1st. to 1971 Feb. 28th. and living in Seoul. Physical growth and development.
Body weight showed two step straight line development and body height showed one step straight line development.
Female group development rate is higher than male development rate in the second development.
Male female cross phenomenone was appeared on 9.5-12.5 years old age in body height, 10.5-12.5 years old age in body weight, 11.5-14.5 years old age in chest-girth and 9.5-13.5 years old age in sitting height. In this age group, female development was more greater than male development, and after this age group, male development was more greater than female development.
The growth standards of recent urban Korean students showed much imporved than that of 1967. 2. Physical and nutritional indices.
Relative body weight was increased steadily and the crossing point of boys and girls appeared at age 10.5 at which girls surpassed boys and at age 18.5, boys surpassed girls.
Relative chest-girth showed narrow chest style from 6 to 15 in boys and from 6 to 13 in girls. Relative sitting height was 53-54 in both sexes.
Rohrer index was 1.2 in both sexes constantly.
The Kaup index was lower than 2.0 in boys from 6 to 15 and in girls from 6 to 16. It becames higher than 2.0 after 16 in boys and in girls after 17.
Vervaeck index was 66-87 in boys and 65-85 in girls.
Pelidisi index was 89-92 in both sexes.
3. Maximum growth age of physical development.
Maximum growth age of body height was 12.63 age old in male and 9.82 in female. Female maximum growth age was 2.8 year earlier than male maximum growth age.
Maximum growth age of body weight was 12.76 in male and 11.67 in female. Female maximum growth age was 1.0 year earlier than male maximum growth age.
Maximum growth age of chest-girth was 13.34 in male and 11.67 in female. Female maximum growth age was 1.7 year earlier than male maximum growth age.
Maximum growth age of sitting height was 13.14 in male and 12.04 in female. Female maximum growth age was 1.1 year earlier than male maximum growth age.
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