SOMATOTYPE PROFILE OF YOUNG MEN LIVING IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN
Abstract
Introduction. Determination of somatotype opens up the possibility of creating approaches to personalized monitoring of health status of various population groups. The aim of this work is a comparative analysis and determination of prevalence of ecto-, meso- and endomorphic somatotypes in residents of regions of Tajikistan with different environmental conditions. Materials and methods. The study involved 701 male volunteers aged 19 to 22 years, 400 subjects lived in Dushanbe, 301 students — in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). Somatotyping was carried out using the Heath–Carter method. All volunteers were determined by body length and weight, knee and elbow breadth, shoulder and calf circumference, triceps, subscapular, suprailiac, calf skinfolds were measured. Based on the measured anthropometric parameters, the ecto-, meso- and endomorphic components of the somatotype were calculated using a Heath–Carter formula. The obtained data were compared using the Mann–Whitney U-test and the Pearson χ2 test. Results. Young men who have lived in Dushanbe since birth surpass their peers from GBAO in having greater body length and weight, massive bones determined by the breadth of large joints, and the thickness of the skinfat folds. 72% of the capital’s residents had a high contribution of endomorphic and a low contribution of meso- (4%) and ectomorphic (2%) components of the somatotype. Subjects from GBAO were distinguished by a high contribution of meso- (36%), ectomorphic (15%), and endomorphic (16%) body types. Overweight was determined in 35% of volunteers from Dushanbe and only 2% of subjects from GBAO. Underweight was detected in only 11% of volunteers from Dushanbe and 61% of subjects from GBAO. Conclusions. The anthropometric profile and constitutional diversity of young male residents of the Republic of Tajikistan depends on the region of their permanent residence and environmental conditions.
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