Bakhareva N.S.
Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar

Gordeeva E.K.
Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar

Gabazova K.R.
Kuban State Medical University, Krasnodar

Keywords: somatotypological characteristics, body types, adolescence, corpulence.

Introduction. Adolescence is a ‘strategic’ stage of life that naturally determines its future quality. According to the classification [2], all people are divided into asthenics (AS), normostenics (NS) and hyperstenics (GS) depending on the ratio of the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the skeleton, which is more ‘elongated’ in AS and more ‘flattened’ in GS, compared to NS of equal volume and body weight [1, 3].
The aim of the study is to investigate the morphometric indices of 20-year-olds, their gender differences, and to identify combinations of body weight and body type.
Methodology and organisation of the study. A morphometric examination was conducted on 128 men and 177 women aged 18 to 22 years; body mass index (BMI2), body type index (BTI), and body fat index (BFI) were studied [3, 4].
Research results and discussion. Gender differences in body type in the group of normally nourished normostenics are easily identifiable and highly reliable.  Using BMI2, TI and FI, all body types (asthenics, normostenics and hyperstenics) can be divided into normal, overweight or underweight variants, with the simultaneous identification of two intermediate variants (normal-weight semi-asthenics and normal-weight semi-hyperstenics).  A detailed analysis of body types [3, 4] made it possible to distinguish between normally, excessively, and insufficiently nourished AS, NS, and GS, as well as normally nourished semi-AS and semi-GS (11 variants in total).
Conclusion. The correct assessment of the proper and actual weight of each individual is an important socio-economic task of modern medicine [1]. New somatic indicators served as the theoretical and methodological basis for this classification.

References

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3. Sheikh-Zade, Y. R., Baibakov, S. E., Bakhareva, N. S., & Chuprunova, N. S. (2014). Key issues in the theory of human body type. Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta, Anthropology Series, 4, 31-41.
4. Sheikh-Zade, Y. R., Baibakov, S. E., & Bakhareva, N. S. (2016, February 10). Method for determining human body type (Patent No. 2576808). Russian Federation. https://new.fips.ru/registers-doc-view/fips_servlet?DB=RUPAT&DocNumber=2576808&TypeFile=html