Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Ankara University, Faculty of Languages, History and Geography, Department of Anthropology, Turkey
Özdemir Ayşegül, e-mail: ozdemira@ankara.edu.tr; Sibel Önal, e-mail: sibelonal@windowslive.com; Özer Başak Koca, e-mail: bkozer@ankara.edu.tr.
Arm anthropometry – cross-sectional analyse of arm muscle area and arm fat area- has been used as a proxy of body composition in both clinical and field research and proposed to be an indicator of nutritional status. Present study aimed to evaluate nutritional status of preschool children aged 3-5 years old using arm anthropometry. The survey was conducted in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey, on 270 children (135 boys and 135 girls) from private and public preschools, whose parents gave consent to include their children in the study. Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) and triceps skinfold were taken using standard technique and instruments, and arm muscle area (AMA) and arm fat area (AFA) were calculated. The results show that age differences in AMA between ages 3 and 4 were found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Furthermore, gradual increase in AMA in boys with age was prominent, and in AFA in girls, respectively. Thus, muscle development was clear in favour of boys and fat development - of girls. Anthropometrical studies, particularly, those of arm anthropometry on preschool children in Turkey are very limited, we think that the present study will provide a contribution to this area.
nutrition, arm anthropometry, arm muscle area, arm fat area, preschool children, Turkey
Цит.: Özdemir Ayşegül, Sibel Önal, Özer Başak Koca EVALUATION OF ARM ANTHROPOMETRY AND NUTRITION IN TURKISH PRESCHOOL CHILDREN // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2014; 3/2014; с. 57-57
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