Height variability of the Belarusian population and polymorphism of associative factors
https://doi.org/10.51922/1818-426X.2024.2.72
Abstract
The characteristics of the indicators of the final body height of young men and women in 2021–2023, as well as their parents, in the Belarusian population are presented. This allowed us to quantitatively characterize the processes of acceleration in the Belarussian population at the present stage. During one generation, the maximum total body size of men in Belarus increased on average by 2.7 cm (from 178.7 to 181.4 cm, growth rate +1.51 %), and of women by 1.4 cm (from 165.7 to 167.1 cm, growth rate +0.84 %). At the same time, there is a complex non-linear relationship between the value of the final height of young women, and young men, and the maximum height indices of their parents. The results of the correlation analysis indicate that this relationship is a slightly stronger between the final height of men and their mothers, while for women it is stronger with the height of their fathers. In general, the value of the rank correlation coefficient in all groups was 0.411–0.469. In spite of the revealed differences in the nature of these relationships, the probability of formation of a child’s height below the average in the population at the height of a parent of the same sex below the average level was practically the same and amounted to 3.67 for men and 3.68 for women.
About the Authors
D. A. Alexandrov
УО «Белорусский государственный медицинский университет»
Belarus
Belarus
O. A. Gorbich
УЗ «1-я городская клиническая больница» г. Минска
Belarus
Belarus
V. A. Pereverzev
УО «Белорусский государственный медицинский университет»
Belarus
Belarus
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Alexandrov D.A., Gorbich O.A., Pereverzev V.A. Height variability of the Belarusian population and polymorphism of associative factors. Medical Journal. 2024;(2):72-78. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51922/1818-426X.2024.2.72
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