ANTHROPOMETRY AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF A BIOLOGICAL AGE OF THE CHILD

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Background. The biological age is closely connected with a number of morphological and functional indicators. Dynamics of physical development is an indicator of biological age of the child. Aim. The research objective is to estimate a biological maturity of children using anthropometrical measures. Material and Methods. This research is based on studying and analysis of 146 organized children from 2 to 7, 5 years of Samara. Results and Discussion. During research we observed disharmonious development. At the examined children in 25.8% of cases it has been revealed excess body weight, especially in group of boys. In 42% of observations high growth has been noted where the ratio of boys and girls was identical. The average ratio of the head circumference to the thorax circumference decreased with increase in age group. Average values of the leg length at children prevail over average values of femur length from 4.6 to 14.6 mm. This difference is most expressed at children of 2-3 and 4-5 years. The ratio of average values of growth and average values of femur length with increase in age of children decreases from 5.11 to 4.41. The same dynamics is received also for the leg - from 4.76 to 4.41. Conclusions. Thus, growth and body weight, lengths of parts of the lower extremities and the thorax and head circumferences are in proportion connected and are reflection of biological maturing of the person.