ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Dynamic changes in physical development indicators of high school-age children in the Samara region over a decade

About authors

Samara State Medical University, Samara, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Sabrina R. Trubetskaya
Chapayevskaya, 89, Samara, 443099, Russia; ur.umsmas@ayakceburt.r.s

About paper

Author contribution: Trubetskaya SR, Gavryushin MYu — research initiators; Sazonova OV — academic advising; Hamtsova RV — processing of the results, manuscript editing; Tupikova DS — data acquisition, preparing the results; Frolova OV — literature review, manuscript writing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Samara State Medical University (protocol No. 9 dated 24 September 2022). The informed consent was obtained from all participants (their legal representatives).

Received: 2024-04-18 Accepted: 2024-05-14 Published online: 2024-06-29
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Fig. 1. Body height of boys and girls aged 14–16 years in Samara based on the body height assessment performed in 2013 and 2023
Fig. 2. Body weight of boys and girls aged 14–16 years in Samara based on the body height assessment performed in 2013 and 2023
Table 1. Physical development of boys aged 14–16 years
Note: H(N)PD — harmonious (normal) physical development; UW — underweight; OW — overweight; * — significant results.
Table 2. Physical development of girls aged 14–16 years
Note: H(N)PD — harmonious (normal) physical development; UW — underweight; OW — overweight; * — significant results.