Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Biology, Department of Anthropology, Leninskie Gory, 1, 12, Moscow, 119234, Russia
Negasheva Marina A., Professor, D.Sc.; ORCID ID 0000-0002-7572-4316; negasheva@mail.ru; Khafizova Ainur A., Researcher; ORCID ID 0000-0003-4764-6792; aya.khafizova@gmail.com; Zimina Sofya N., Ph.D.; ORCID ID 0000-0002-3777-1007; soniashat@yandex.ru; Sineva Irina M., Ph.D.; ORCID ID 0000-0003-3336-898X; i-sineva@yandex.ru.
The aim of the present study was to explore and to quantify possible associations between secular changes in body dimensions and temporally varying socioeconomic, demographic and ecological variables in 17–18-year-old Moscow males and females from the 1970s to date. Material and methods. The materials for the study were the results of anthropometric monitoring, which was conducted annually from 2000 to 2018 during preventive medical examination of Moscow students, predominantly MSU freshmen. The total number of examined subjects was 6476 persons (3039 males and 3437 females) 17–18 years of age. To analyze secular changes in the somatometric indicators data obtained from literature was used. To investigate the impact of ecological (climatic, anthropogenic) and socioeconomic factors on the secular changes in body dimensions of modern students we used data provided by the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) and the Unified interdepartmental statistical information system (UniSIS) of Russian Federation. Results. The trend of secular increase in body height has been observed in both males and females since the second half of the 20th century and followed by stabilization in the values of this indicator since the beginning of the 2000s. The mean values of body weight and indicators of adiposity have increased over the analyzed period. Parallel to this slight, but statistically significant decrease in skeletal robustness was observed. Along with the secular changes in total body parameters the tendency towards masculinization was observed in females. According to the results of correlation analysis the greatest number of significant associations were found between time series of morphological traits and temporal changes in socioeconomic conditions (GDP, per capita income, meat consumption per capita). Conclusion. At the final phase of the study the original model of interrelations between secular dynamics in body dimensions and various types of factors based on statistically significant Spearman’s rank correlations was created. This model reflects dominant role of socioeconomic factors in secular changes in body dimensions of modern Moscow youth.
anthropology; secular changes; body dimensions; socioeconomic factors; Moscow youth
DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2020.2.087-107
Цит.: Negasheva M.A., Khafizova A.A., Zimina S.N., Sineva I.M. Influence of socioeconomic and ecological factors on secular changes in body dimensions in modern young generation (a pilot study of Moscow sample) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2020; 2/2020; с. 87-107
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