Somatometric features of boys and girls born in 1986-1990 living in the Penza region

Objective: to identify the somatometric features of Penza boys and girls aged 16-21 years. Material and methods. The object of the study were 143 girls and 110 boys aged 16-21, born in 1986-1990 and those permanently residing in the Penza region, whose somatometry measurements were included in the registered anthropometric database from 2018. A comparative analysis of absolute anthropometric parameters was carried out, followed by the calculation of the indices of Pignet, Tanner, Erisman, Rohrer, Quetelet II. Results. The median standing height for boys was 175.2 cm, for girls it was 163.5 cm; the average body weight of boys was 71.5±1.3 kg, the median body weight of girls was 55.0 kg. Shoulder width on average in boys was determined to be 39.5±0.3, the median of this parameter in girls was 34.6 cm. The average chest circumference in boys was 95.2±0.8 cm, while the median in girls was 82.1 see. The average transverse diameter of the chest in boys and girls was 28.9±0.3 cm and 24.5±0.2 cm, respectively. The intercrestal pelvic diameter averaged 27.1±0.3 cm and 26.1±0.2 cm in boys and girls, respectively. Boys and girls from Penza had predominantly normal body weight, normosthenic body type, conformity to their sex according to the index of sexual dimorphism, high and medium degree of physical development with a wide chest in boys and a narrow chest in girls. Conclusion. During the anthropometric analysis of the population, reliable somatometric features of boys and girls aged 16-21, typical for the region of the Middle Volga region -the Penza region, were revealed.