DYNAMICS OF BASIC ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS IN SCHOOLCHILDREN OF GOMEL IN THE PERIOD FROM 1978 TO 2011
The article presents the results of the comparative analysis of basic anthropometric parameters in schoolchildren aged 7-14 in the city of Gomel, examined from 1978 to 2011. It was determined that nowadays boys and girls of the studied age period observe acceleration in body mass, length and chest parameters in the pubescence if to compare with their peers 30 years ago. The periods of the maximum average annual increases of the basic anthropometric parameters in the boys examined in 1978 and 2011 were determined later than in the peer girls.