Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia
Zubareva V.V., e-mail: zubareva.vera@yandex.ru; Permiakova Ekaterina Yu., Ph.D., ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6490-4004, e-mail: katerinapermyakova@gmail.com
The aim of the present paper is to reveal secular changes in some anthropometric traits of children and adolescents of Moscow region for the 10-year period (1976–1985) and to reveal relation between these characteristics and some demographical parameters (natural population increase). 1932 girls and boys from 7 to 17 years of age have been studied in 1976 and 1985. The program consisted of measurements of height, chest circumference, shoulder and pelvic width. Also data of natural population growth were observed. It is shown that secular changes in body height of girls and boys of Moscow region for years 1976-1985 expressed in different ways: school girls from 1976 are ahead of girls of other group, boys of 1985, on the contrary, are ahead of group of 1976. At the same time, chest circumferences of both gen-ders from 1976 are smaller. Conversely, a significant decrease in shoulder and pelvic diameters of all children measured in 1976 has occurred. Since the late 1980s, the rate of natural increase of the popula-tion was continuously decreasing, which is associated with increased mortality. These processes, how-ever, indicate the deterioration of the socio-economic situation of the country, so it becomes possible to interpret the results of anthropometric surveys, such as longitudinal deceleration of growth in girls and some «asthenization» of 1980’s children. According to our results, heterochrony of secular changes has been revealed. Official statistics in-dicates a lack of «dynamics of growth» of the population and it’s further decline to confirm multidirec-tional impact on growth and physical development of children and adolescents changes taking place in the country in the period under review. Obviously, for a clearer interpretation of the differences data on life expectancy, family structure and other socio-economic characteristics should be involved.
anthropology, auxology, physical development, children and adolescents of Moscow region, secular changes, natural population increase, demography
Цит.: Zubareva V.V.,Permiakova E.Yu. Concordance between physical development of children of Moscow region (surveyed in 1976 and 1985) and some demographic indicators // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2015; 4/2015; с. 42-48
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