Biomaterial Database

[Physical development indices of children and adolescents in genetic monitoring]. 1983

B N Il'in

The significance of physical development parameters of children and teen-agers in assessment of the state of health in this population group is emphasized. A brief analysis of some investigators' viewpoints relative to the ratio of biological and social factors in the physical development of children is given. Novel methodical approaches to more exact tabulation of the data concerning the physical development of children and teen-agers are suggested, instead of regional scales of regression generally used in this country. Statistical parameters of height-subgroup and not those of the whole age-sex group are assumed as a basis for such tables. These tables applicable for a long-term use all over the country will enhance reliability and the value of work within the programme of genetic monitoring of the population physical development. Attention is drawn to the significance of size variations in weight-, height- and other subgroups (except for the traditional parameters) in the whole age-sex group. Quite as important is determination and control of values of weight/height and other ratios in each height-subgroup.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D001827	Body Height	The distance from the sole to the crown of the head with body standing on a flat surface and fully extended.	Body Heights,Height, Body,Heights, Body
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005006	Ethnicity	A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.	Ethnic Groups,Nationality,Ethnic Group,Nationalities
D005260	Female		Females