Morphological Variations in a French School Children and Adolescent Population Aged Four to Eighteen

Abstract

A survey was made in an administrative school area, composed of rural and urban zones, giving initially the best probabilities to get the full morphological variability representative of the national general school population. A total number of 532 boys and 524 girls aged from 4 to 18 were measured with 18 anthropometric dimensions. The survey was conducted in nursery, primary and secondary schools. The whole statistic results on anthropometric data were analysed according to sex, age and school level. This survey confirms the great variability between boys and girls of a same age group, particularly in pre-puberty and puberty growth periods. With these updated anthropometric data it is possible to provide databases for ergonomic conception and reference for medical health.

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