The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
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Year 2019, Volume 65 Issue 2 (30.06.2019)
| Year : | 2019 |
| Volume : | 65 |
| Issue : | 2 (30.06.2019) |
| Authors : | Andjelka ŠĆEPANOVIĆ, Slavica VUJOVIĆ, Milica IVANOVIĆ, Staša ŠĆEPANOVIĆ |
| Title : | BODY GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITIONAL STATUES OF PUBERTY CHILDREN IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF PODGORICA AND BERANE IN MONTENEGRO |
| Abstract : | The puberty represents one of the most critical children and adolescents growth and development period, when considerable differences between age and sex may be observed. The aim of this paper was to determine body height, body mass, menarche and nutritional status in children aged 13 and 14 in Podgorica (urban area) and Berane (the rural area around Berane). This overview study, according to International Biology Program (IBP) instructions, was performed in 2018 in elementary schools in Podgorica and Berane, and includes children aged 13 and 14. In Podgorica, 216 students underwent analysis, while 214 of them underwent analysis in Berane. Boys from Podgorica had a slightly higher average body height, body weight and body mass index (BMI) in examined years compared to boys from Berane, but there was no statistical significance. Girls aged 14 years from Podgorica are slightly higher average body height and BMI and statistically significant (p <0.05) higher mean body weight compared to girls from Berane. An analysis of the nutritional status of children aged 13 and 14 in Podgorica and Berane shows that the highest percentage of boys (68.5% from Podgorica and 68.4% from Berane) and girls (75.7% from Podgorica and 74% from Berane) are in the category of normal weight. Girls in Podgorica have a menarche with 12.15 ± 0.84 and girls in Berane with 12.51 ± 0.68 years, which is a statistically significant difference (p=0.03). The girls in Podgorica have been puberty earlier than their peers in Berane. Higher obesity rate in girls in urban areas, leads to a conclusion that the attention should be particularly directed towards the diet and origin of food, especially in child development period. |
| For citation : | Šćepanović, A., Vujović, S., Ivanović, M., Šćepanović, S. (2019): Body growth, development and nutritional statues of puberty children in urban and rural areas of Podgorica and Berane in Montenegro. Agriculture and Forestry, 65 (2): 89-98. DOI: 10.17707/AgricultForest.65.2.07 |
| Keywords : | body height, body weight, BMI, nutritive status, menarche |
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