BODY WEIGHT OF CHILDREN AND TEENEGERS LIVING IN THE SOUTHERN KYRGYZSTAN

Abstract

There were estimated the body Weight of 2081 children from 0 to 17 years old living in the southern Kyrgyzstan. The most intensive increases in body weight at boys observed between the ages form 6 and 9 years old and from 14 to 17 years old at girls from 9 to 13 years old. The study of gender and age related characteristics of body weight of children living in southern Kyrgyzstan showed that boys, compared to girls at birth, had a large body weight. Our results are consistent with the literature [5]. This study is of practical importance since When developing a health program, it is necessary to take into account the regional characteristics of the body weight of children of different ages and sex.