[Physical development of children residing in region of goiter endemia].
Data of anthropometrical research organized in the city of Tver and in Tverskaya oblast is presented. Overall, 2949 children and adolescents aged from 7 to 17 years, were examined by endocrinologist on account of diffuse growth of thyroid gland. It is established that most of children (76%) have normal physical development. Popper index (W/H3) is most informative among "mass-height" indexes applied to assess degree of children physical development. Characteristics of physical development of children and adolescents from general schools and boarding schools are established. Relationship between physical development and endemic goiter is revealed. At that, physical development conditioned on "lower nutrition" is diagnosed more often in school children with increased volume of thyroid gland. Some tension in thyroid status can lead to deviation in physical development in the form of lower body mass or retardation of body mass accrual from body height.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006043:Goiter, Endemic; D006128:Growth / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012426:Russia; D012737:Sex Factors; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000254:growth & development*