The features of physical development and physical preparedness in university students

Aim. The aim of our study was to identify the factors that influenced physical development and physical preparedness in university students. Materials and methods. This study involved 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-year students of the Cherepovets State University aged from 17 to 20 years. Our comprehensive 20-parameter examination involved 275 students, including 190 female and 85 male students of different educational fields. The results obtained were processed statistically using descriptive statistics, correlation and factor analysis (p