title: [Somatotypic characteristic of children aged 8 to 12 years--residents of South Russia].
abstract: Somatometry and somatotyping of 435 practically healthy children in the second period of childhood (age: 8-12 years) attending the secondary schools in Rostov-on-Don was performed. In the group of children studied the representatives of macrosomal type were found to prevail. It was established that in children of both sex groups the acceleration of growth of muscular somatic component occurred during the period of accelerated rate of increment of body length and mass. Maximum activation of the growth of body fat component was found to occur at the age of 9 to 10 years in girls and at 10 to 11 years in boys. The results of this research supplement the available morphological data on the regularities of growth and development of children of the age group studied, and may be used in forming somatodiagnostic base in the region under investigation.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Sokolov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Chaplygina
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Sokolova
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012426:Russia; D013008:Somatotypes