title: [Body height, body weight and the Quetelet-Kaup Index in students 13 to 16 years of age in a rural district].
abstract: The influence of excessive body weight on cardiovascular disorders and mortality has been demonstrated for adults. The prognosis for extreme obesity is also unfavourable for young people. However, there is still a considerable lack of clarity about the predictions to be based on slight or moderate obesity in childhood and adolescence. The results of the measurement of the height and body weight of 1,252 pupils of between 13 and 16 years in an rural district, together with the calculations of the Quetelet Kaup index, are set out here. Over this age rang the Quetelet Kaup index increased from 18.8 kg/m2 to 20.6 kg/m2 for the boys and from 19.5 kg/m2 to 21.3 kg/m2 for the girls. There is a discussion of the connections between relative body weight and sexual maturity.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlegel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011379:Prognosis; D012424:Rural Population
vernacular_title: Körpergrösse, Körpergewicht und Quetelet-Kaup-Index bei 13- bis 16jährigen Schülern eines Landkreises.