Comparative characteristics of children physical development in Voronezh Region of the Russian Federation for 15 years

• Main Authors: Tatiana L. Nastausheva, Olga A. Zhdanova, Olga V. Minakova, Iya I. Logvinova, Ludmila I. Ippolitova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Limited liability company «Science and Innovations» (Saratov) 2017-03-01
• Series: Russian Open Medical Journal
• Subjects: obesity; adolescence; child development; growth
• Online Access: http://www.romj.org/node/176

The aim of our study was to compare height and weight parameters of the children aged 1-14 years old in Voronezh region of the Russian Federation for the following periods: 1997-1999 and 2011-2014. Material and Methods ― The research was held for 4,940 healthy children in 2011-2014 and 10,247 children in 1997-1999. Body height and weight were examined using standard methods. The percentile method was used to determine percentile corridors as follows: 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, 97th and perfom comparative analysis. Results ― The children of Voronezh region in 2011-2014 had higher rates of growth reference in comparison with the same data in 1997-1999. The biggest difference in the parameters of height of boys and girls was at 1.0-4.5 years-old group (p<0.05). The most significant difference in weight was at the age of 4-10 years old. It is interesting that growth reference of girls at the puberty period (14 years old) does not change in comparison with 1997-1999 period. Conclusion ― We found that today decade weight of children is significantly higher than that of the children at the end of the previous century. These data reflect fact of acceleration and obesity and overweight problem among the children in the modern world.