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Analysis of anthropometric sizes of children among several national populations aged from 3 to 5 years

This paper presents and compares the results of three anthropometric studies conducted on female and male children aged 3, 4 and 5 years in Bosnia, Croatia and Turkey. Measurements were carried out in Bosnia and Herzegovina by experts of the Technical University of Bihac, in the town of Bihac, while measurements in Croatia were carried out in Zagreb by experts of the Faculty of Textile Technology, University of Zagreb. Measurements were carried out in public and private nursery schools, and a total of 286 children were measured in Bihac, while in Zagreb 812 children were measured. In the area of Turkey measurement was performed in the city of Trabzon and the number of measured children of 286 was the same number as in the city of Bihac. The paper compares estimates of basic parameters such as children's body weight (kg), children's body length (cm), children's chest circumference (cm) and body height in a sitting position (cm). Some relevant comments on the values in all three countries, Bosnia, Croatia and Turkey are given.

children; anthropometry; comparison of dimensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia and Turkey

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