Study of Physical Growth Standards of Adolescents in the Age Group of 10 to 15 Years from Satara District of Maharashtra,India
Journal Title: Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Adolescence is a significant period of human growth and maturation. The reference values are central to the growth monitoring. Aims and Objectives: This study was carried out to develop the mean, standard deviation and percentile curves for height, weight, and BMI of studied population and to compare them with the national and international studies. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional, High School based study was conducted. A total 2025 adolescents (1222 boys and 803 girls) from 8 Tahsils of Satara districts were included in the study. Results: When compared with 1977 NCHS and 2007 WHO reference standards, boys and girls 50th percentile values of height of present study were comparable. th Mean and 50 percentile values of our study were considerably greater than ICMR values at all ages and th th for both the sexes. In the present study 85 and 95 percentile values for boys were comparable with WHO th 2007 reference values. For girls 85 percentile values were comparable with this reference values up to 13.5 years of age. Conclusions: The present physical growth standards can be recommended for monitoring of growth of High School going children from Satara district.
Authors and Affiliations
Supriya S. Patil , Satish R. Patil , P. M Durgawale , S. V. Kakade
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