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article · Journal of Biosocial Science · 2011

SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND

Łukasz Kryst, Małgorzata Kowal, Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Jan Sobiecki, Barbara Anna Cichocka

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Abstract

This study examined the secular changes in height, body weight, body mass index and pubertal development in male children and adolescents in Krakow (Poland) over the past 80 years, with an emphasis on the last decade (2000-2010). The survey of the population of Krakow is a continuation of observations conducted in that area for many years. The analysis aims to determine whether in the last decade Krakow still witnessed the secular trend, and what form the trend took. The body height and weight, and body mass index (BMI), of 1862 boys aged 3.5-18.5 years were analysed, against the background of a survey series from the years 1938 (N = 1801), 1971 (N = 2045), 1983 (N = 3124) and 2000 (N = 2328). The mean body height, in almost all age categories, was greater than in the past; however the final height over the last decade remained the same. The mean values of body weight and BMI increased, especially in the last decade. Also, an acceleration of puberty in boys was observed. The last 10 years saw an over 3-month decrease in the age of initial appearance of pubic hair in boys. In conclusion, the last decade saw cessation of the growing taller trend: maximum body height stabilized at approximately 179 cm, but weight and BMI increased. Also, a distinct acceleration of puberty was noticed. Lack of height increase, at the same time as weight gain and puberty acceleration, indicate a progressing developmental disharmony.

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APA 7

Kryst, Ł., Kowal, M., Woronkowicz, A., Sobiecki, J., & Cichocka, B. A. (2011). SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND. Journal of Biosocial Science, 44(4), 495–507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932011000721

MLA 9

Kryst, Łukasz, et al. “SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND.” Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 44, no. 4, 2011, pp. 495–507, https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932011000721.

Chicago

Kryst, Łukasz, Małgorzata Kowal, Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Jan Sobiecki, and Barbara Anna Cichocka. 2011. “SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND.” Journal of Biosocial Science 44 (4): 495–507. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932011000721.

Harvard

Kryst, Ł. et al. (2011) ‘SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND’, Journal of Biosocial Science, 44(4), pp. 495–507. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932011000721.

BibTeX
@article{kryst2011secular,
  title = {{SECULAR CHANGES IN HEIGHT, BODY WEIGHT, BODY MASS INDEX AND PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT IN MALE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN KRAKOW, POLAND}},
  author = {Kryst, Łukasz and Kowal, Małgorzata and Woronkowicz, Agnieszka and Sobiecki, Jan and Cichocka, Barbara Anna},
  journal = {Journal of Biosocial Science},
  volume = {44},
  number = {4},
  pages = {495--507},
  year = {2011},
  doi = {10.1017/s0021932011000721}
}

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