[Centile values of annual increments in 12 somatic features in Warsaw's children from 4 to 11 years of age]. / Wartosci centylowe rocznych przyrostów 12 cech somatycznych dzieci warszawskich od 4 do 11 roku zycia.

In a longitudinally followed series of Warsaw children from good socioeconomic conditions 12 anthropometrical traits increments were calculated during the period from 4 to 11 years of life at 1 year intervals. Number of children in age groups ranges from 73 to 104. On the basis of these results were calculated the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles of annual growth velocity. Height and weight velocity is expressed in the form of centile charts. The results are compared with those obtained in series of Polish children born in 1953 and also of British and Swedish children.

[The influence of the menarche on the extent of selected somatic characteristics of Warsaw girls]. / Wplyw wystapienia menarche na wielkosc wybranych cech somatycznych dziewczat warszawskich.

The objective of this work was to establish whether the higher level of physical development observed in 13-year old girls as compared with their coevals of 15 years earlier, was due to the earlier maturing of the former, hence to a greater share of menstruating girls in that group. A comparison of the levels of development of selected somatic characteristics and the distribution of frequency of body height in the menstruating and non-menstruating groups, indicates that the secular trend is independent of menarche.

[Centile charts of cephalometric characteristics of Warsaw's children from 1 month to 7 years of age]. / Siatki centylowe cech kefalometrycznych dzieci warszawskich w wieku od 1 miesiaca do 7 roku zycia.

The present study contains the centile charts and tables of the 5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90 and 95 centiles values of the 5 fundamental head dimensions: head length (g-op), head breadth (eu-eu), face height (n-gn), face breadth ( zy - zy ), and cephalic index (formula see text). They are elaborated on the basis of Warsaw children sample in the age from 1 month to 7 years of life. They are a great value for pediatric clinical diagnosis.

[Secular growth trends in children and youth of Warsaw in the last twenty years]. / Trend sekularny wzrastania dzieci i mlodziezy warszawskiej w ciagu ostatnich dwudziestu lat.

The aim of the study was to preliminarly evaluate the secular trend in Warsaw children and youth during the last 20 years. Mean values of body height, weight and chest circumference and weight to height percentile curves of children and youth aged I month to 18 years, examined in Department of Growth and Development of Children and Youth of the Institute of Mother and Child in Warsaw in 1976-80 and 1996-99, were compared. Secular changes in body height and weight and especially in chest circumference were observed in the studied population during the last 20 years. In children and youth growth acceleration occurred, but in infants a deceleration was observed. At all ages a slight tendency toward slimness was visible. The changes in the values of anthropometric growth indices, which occurred during the last 20 years have shown that there is a need for prospective growth monitoring and upgrading of growth standards.

[Centile charts of body height, body weight and skinfold thickness of Warsaw's children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age]. / Siatki centylowe wysokosci, masy ciala oraz grubosci faldów skórno-tluszczowych dzieci i mlodziezy warszawskiej od urodzenia do 18 roku zycia.

The tables and centile charts of height, weight and thickness of 3 skinfolds of Warsaw children from birth up to the age of 18 are presented. The data was collected in the years 1976-80. The results were compared with the data of the 60s for Warsaw children and with present figures for urban children from other towns of Poland. The acceleration of growth of Warsaw children has been established and it was stated that they were the tallest of all Polish children.

[Somatic characteristics of Warsaw children, 3 1/2 to 7 years old (authors's transl)]. / Charakterystyka somatyczna dzieci warszawskich w wieku od 3 1/2 do 7 roku zycia

Anthropometric measurements of 1031 children, 3 1/2 to 7 years old, were carried out in Warsaw in 1970. The data collected characterize the present state of the physical development of Warsaw children in the aforesaid age interval. Arithmetic means and standard deviations were calculated for 13 somatic traits (body height) and weight, length of lower and upper extremities; length of the trunk; shoulder and hip width; chest circumference, width and depth, head circumference; width of distal femoral epiphysis, and subscapular skinfold) (Tables I to V). They have become the basis for drawing diagrams for the graphic method of assessing the level of development of these traits. Besides, the differences between the somatic traits found by examining Warsaw children in 1959, and the traits obtained in 1970 were analysed (Fig. 1 and 2). It results from this analysis that the children examined in 1970 were taller and heavier, and that there were also differences between the other parameters. This justifies the need to bring data of this kind up-to-date. A comparison of the body height and weight of children of Warsaw, and those of two other Polish cities (Lublin and Szczecin) and of rural children (Fig. 11 and 12) show a considerable predominance of Warsaw children; this confirms the necessity to work out regional standards of somatic development.

[Biological development of adolescents from rural areas, students of the School of Agriculture]. / Rozwój biologiczny mlodziezy wiejskiej--uczniów technikum rolniczego.

The paper contains the data on 15 somatic traits of 224 pupils of the Secondary School of Agriculture in Warsaw Voivodship, the time of menarche in girls was also noted. As compared with rural youth as a whole, their height and weight were found to be greater which is probably due to their superior living conditions. In comparison with their contemporaries living in Warsaw, their height and weight were found to be inferior while their body proportions were different. In girls, menarche appeared to have been delayed as compared with both Warsaw girls and rural girls generally throughout Poland.

[Physical development of preschool children from rural areas living under favorable socioeconomic conditions]. / Rozwój fizyczny przedszkolnych dzieci wiejskich z dobrych warunków socjalno-bytowych.

The authors describe the results of auxological investigations of 980 preschool children from rural areas, born and brought up in good socioeconomic conditions (in state farms--PPGR selected according to best achievements in agricultural production). The somatic development of the analysed children was higher than that of rural children in the whole country, but lower than that of urban children. The health status of examined children should be considered as good, but a higher percentage of various types of traumas and increased caries of the first dentition are observed.