Study of somatotype in Italian children aged 6 to 10 years |
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Authors: | S Toselli G Gruppioni |
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Institution: | (1) Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale, Unità di Antropologia, Università di Bologna, Italia;(2) Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Università dell' Aquila, Italia |
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Abstract: | The aim of the present research was to study the variations of somatotype, calculated by the Heath-Carter anthropometric technique,
during growth in a sample of children (416 males and 402 females), aged 6 and 10 years, attending primary and secondary schools
of L'Aquila and its province (Abruzzo, Italy). The sample was subdivided into “urban” and “non-urban” groups, on the basis
of the residence of the children, to examine possible differences in growth related to the different environments. This study
give an account of the somatotype components between urban and non urban childreen between the age 6 and 10 years.
A tendency toward an increase of endomorphy (adipose component) with age was noticed in both sexes. In females, ectomorphy
(component of physical linearity) tended to increase and mesomorphy (muscular-skeletal component) showed a slight decrease
during growth, while males exhibited a discontinuous trend.
The differences between urban and non-urban children were not significant, although generally higher values of endomorphy
and mesomorphy were found in males and females of the urban sample.
The differences between the sexes consisted of higher values of endomorphy and lower values of mesomorphy in females. Ectomorphy
was similar in the two sexes. |
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Keywords: | Somatotype Growth Italian children |
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