Body composition of Tashkent school-aged boys
Department of Human and Animal Physiology of National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2021, 07(01), 059–062.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2021.7.1.0064
Publication history:
Received on 12 May 2021; revised on 26 June 2021; accepted on 28 June 2021
Abstract:
Background: Body composition in periods of childhood, puberty and adolescent is a marker of metabolic changes that occur during these periods of growth and maturation, and, thus, it is an important information regarding child and adolescent health.
Purpose: The purpose is to study the age-related body index mass and body composition in the different age school boys in Tashkent city.
Method: Boys body composition was measured by analyzer “Tanita BC 543” (Japan) in the morning between 9.00-10.00 p.m. Body composition parameters were determined in boys of three stage of development: childhood (seven year old), early adolescence (twelve year old), and late adolescence age (eighteen year old).
Results: The obtained data show that as boys grow and develop, mass of all body components increased. The greatest increase was in adipose tissue, and the least one was in content of bone minerals. It was found 7-year-old children were underweight, but by the age of 18 there weight approached the normal value. However, weight normalization occurs due to an increase in adipose tissue. It is indirectly indicated a growing risk in the boys predisposition to the diabetes.
Keywords:
Child; Adolescent; Body composition; Body mass index
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