Sexual maturation associated with anthropometric measurements in elementary school adolescents
Abstract
Adolescence is an important phase of life where the body undergoes significant changes, transitioning from a child's body to an adult body. The influence of physical growth and sexual maturation can interfere with the individual's body composition. The objective of this study was to verify sexual maturation in boys and girls and its possible association with anthropometric measurements from two schools in Porto Velho-RO participating in the Pedagogical Residency Program. This work is characterized as a descriptive, cross-sectional field research, with a convenience sample, non-probabilistic and with a quantitative focus. The population of the present study was composed of 163 male and female schoolchildren aged 10 to 18 years, enrolled in 2 elementary schools. neck circumference (NC) and waist circumference (WC). In the descriptive analysis, the measures of central tendency and dispersion were represented by means, standard deviations, and median and interquartile median. For categorical variables, absolute frequency measures were performed. All statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS statistical software package, version 17.0. The results showed that, in relation to BMI, the mean of girls was 21.30 (SD=5.23), and that of boys was 19.69 (SD=4.42). The mean NC of boys was 31.56 (SD=3.15), while that of girls was 33.12 (SD=3.15). The WC of boys was 70.35 (SD=9.48) and girls 70.98 (SD=10.75), in which there was a close variation between both sexes. It was found that girls stood out in relation to weight, height, waist circumference and neck circumference, and there was no significant correlation with BMI. The findings show that there is a positive association between the female gender and the measurements of NC and WC. Thus, this study evidences results that affirm the association between maturation indicators and obesity, especially in girls.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Geovane Biet de Sousa, Marta Carolina Terto de Morais, Giovanna Eduarda da Silva, Arthur Franklin Araújo Justiniano, Carolinne Vitória Alves de Souza, Barbara Cristina Soares de Souza, Gleycikele Gomes Seguro, Imanuel Prado Ferreira, Daniel Alves Medeiros, Silvia Teixeira de PinhoAuthor(s)
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Geovane Biet de Sousa
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Marta Carolina Terto de Morais
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Giovanna Eduarda da Silva
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Arthur Franklin Araújo Justiniano
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Carolinne Vitória Alves de Souza
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Barbara Cristina Soares de Souza
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Gleycikele Gomes Seguro
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Imanuel Prado Ferreira
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Daniel Alves Medeiros
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Silvia Teixeira de Pinho