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Changes In Some Values Of Antropometric Measures In Six-Year-Old Girls Over The Period Of Twenty Years

This research was conducted over the period of twenty years with the aim of determining possible changes in certain anthropometric measures in girls aged 6 years ± 6 months. During this time, five measurements were performed every five years. The first measurement was performed in 1998, then in 2003, 2008, 2013, and the final one in 2018. A total of 463 girls participated in the study. Measurement included seven anthropometric measures. The ANOVA was used, in addition to the Bonferon post-hoc test, to determine statistically significant differences between these measures during the five measurements. The obtained results indicate that statistically significant changes occurred in most of the tested anthropometric characteristics. Statistically significant differences were not found only in two variables: Body Mass Index (BMI) and Body weight. Of particular concern is the increase in measures that determine the extent and the level of subcutaneous fat tissue. The results indicate that, over the past twenty years, there have been statistically significant differences between the measured girls, especially in the increase in the level of subcutaneous fat and measures of body circumference. Here, the effect of a sedentary lifestyle on the body structure of preschool girls is confirmed again.

morphological characteristics, 6-year-old girls, inharmonious trend,

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