title: [Sexual dimorphism of somatic characteristics of children of short stature].
abstract: The material of normal 199 Warsaw children with hypostatura previously elaborated from the point of view of morphological traits and biological maturity are analysed at present from the point of view of sexual dimorphism. Dimorphic values of the following traits were tested: body height, trunk length, lower extremity length, biacromial diameter, biiliac diameter, chest breadth, chest depth, distal femoral epiph., chest circumference, thigh circumference, arm circumference, subscapular skinfold and body weight. For a more detailed analysis sexual dimorphic index was evaluated. The following conclusions were drawn from this analysis: 1. Sex dimorphism in children with hypostatura is less distinctly expressed than in normal children. 2. The biggest dimorphic differences among analysed anthropologic traits in both age groups concerned the width of distal femoral epiph. 3. Sex dimorphic index of analysed somatic features is in parallel direction with the control group and is of higher value among 7 year old children with hypostatura. 4. Basing on the results, slower biological maturity was confirmed among children under study.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Charakterystyka dymorfizmu płciowego cech somatycznych u dzieci z prostym niedoborem wysokości ciała.