title: [Significance of hormonal studies in the assessment of the health status of children and adolescents].
abstract: Hormonal studies into adrenal function were carried out in 500 children and adolescents. Comparatively high correlation ratios attest to the relationship between androgenous and glucocorticoid functions of the adrenals and indicators of the physical, sexual development and osseous age. In the muscular type of constitution, the reserve possibilities of the adrenals appeared to be the most powerful as compared to those seen in the thoracal and digestive types, which is conductive to the least development of the lymphoid and throat ring and the least disease incidence. In children and adolescents engaged in sports swimming, favourable reactions of the adrenals were demonstrable in 50% of cases, pointing to the presence of the reserve possibilities of androgenous and glucocorticoid functions which should be taken into consideration on exercise indication. As influenced by the total school load throughout the entire school year, glucocorticoid function of the adrenals deteriorated 1.5-fold, this is accompanied by the astheno-neurotic manifestations and hypotension. All these facts should be taken into account in the assessment of the health status and undertaking preventive measures.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Berezhkov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000728:Androgens / Q000097:blood*; D000738:Androsterone / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000097:blood*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D000738:Androsterone
vernacular_title: Znachenie gormonal'nykh issledovaniĭ v otsenke sostoianiia zdorov'ia deteĭ i podrostkov.