河南新乡地区儿童的体质发育与体型

本文报道了河南省新乡地区４－１３岁汉族儿童的１８项体质指标的测试结果，并计算了８项体质发育指数；分析了本地区儿童生长发育的特点，并与文献资料进行了比较；据有关指数，确定该地区汉族儿童躯干部的体质类型为：长躯干型、窄胸型、窄肩型、窄骨盆型。

THE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND BODY TYPE OF HAN CHILDREN IN HENA

A total of 797 Han nationality children living in Xinxiang district of Henan province from 4 to 13 years old has been investigated. The measurements indude (1) statUre, (2) span of arms,(3) body weight, (4) length of upper arm, foream, hand, thigh, leg and foot, (5) breadth of shoulder, hand, pelvis, foot, (6) sitting height and height of foot, cervicale above sitting plane;(7) chest drcumference. 8 constitutional indices were calculated. The indices include staturesitting height index, stature-weight index, stature-chest circumference index, stature-shoulder breadth index, stature-pelvic breadth index, Vervaeck index, Erismann index, and Kaup index.Characteristics of phySical development of children were analysed. In general, there are no significant sexual difference in 18 measurements which increase with ages. There are tWo cross phenomena in most items between boyS and girls, and the time when cross Phenomena take Place is earlier than that rePOrted. The changes of 14 indices with ages are divided into 3 kinds increased, decreased, first decreased and then increased. The indices of bodily part belong to langstamming, narrow thorax, narrow shoulder, narrow pelvis.