The Korean Journal of Physiology

The Korean Physiological Society (대한생리학회)
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A Study on the Physical Status, Physical Type and the Growth of Korean Middle and High School Boys

한국인 중.고등학생의 체격, 체형 및 그 성장에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Young-Choon (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Chong-Suk (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Park, Hi-Myung (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Chae, E-Up (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Choo, Young-Eun (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Yung-Chang (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Ryoo, Ho-Yul (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Kyu-Soo (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Chung-Muk (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Choi, Kyung-Sook (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Yeoul-Hi (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Tae-Ho (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Woo, Won-Hyung (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Shin, Hyun-Chan (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University) ;
  • Park, Won-Hark (Institute of Physical Fitness Research Kyoungpook National University)
  • 이영춘 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 김종석 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 박희명 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 채의업 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 주영은 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 이륭창 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 류호열 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 김규수 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 김정묵 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 최경숙 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 이열희 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 이태호 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 우원형 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 신현찬 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소) ;
  • 박원학 (경북대학교 대구체력과학연구소)
  • Published : 1970.06.01
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Abstract

Measurement and analysis of the physical status (height, body weight, breast girth, sitting height. length of leg, length of thigh, thigh girth, crural length, length of arm, brachial length, antebrachial girth and skinfold thickness), physical types and the growth were made to the 360 Korean middle and high school boys aged between 12 and 17 years in Taegu City. The physical status was evaluated and expressed as dispersion and the Physical type as percentage of each status to height, and the growth was analysed by the growth formula. The results are as follows; 1) The increase of the volumes of Physical status was slowest between 12 and 13 years and fastest between 13 and 14 years in general. 2) The increase of the volumes of thigh girth and antebrachial girth showed a linear pattern until 16 years. 3) The coefficient of variation was largest in skinfold thickness $(16.3{\sim}28.4%)$ followed by body weight $(10.0{\sim}14.3%)$, antebrachial girth $(4.8{\sim}19.60%)$ and length of thigh$(6.3{\sim}13.6%)$. The coefficients of variation in all the other status were similar $(4{\sim}7%)$. 4)The physical indices of body weight, breast girth, sitting height, length of thigh, thigh girth, antebrachial girth and skinfold thickness increased as age increased while the others decreased except the brachial length, which showed no significant change. 5) Ratio of growth quantity was largest in body weight followed by skinfold thickness, and the others were all similar. 6) Growth rate and specific growth rate decreased in the all the status analysed as age increased except in the skinfold thickness in which an increase was noted. 7) Growth gradient was increased along the increase of age in breast girth, sitting height, crural length, brachial length and in skinfold thickness. However a decrease was observed in the other status except in the body weight which was decreased until 15 years of age and increased thereafter.

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