Birth order influence on the anthropometric properties of the boys from Tuzla region (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Birth order and its effect on growth and development of children and youths have rarely been studied so far. The objective of this research was an analysis of the birth order effects on some anthropometric properties of the boys 11-16 years old. The sample consisted of 748 boys from the Tuzla region...

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Published in:Biomolecules & biomedicine 2004-05, Vol.4 (2), p.45-50
Main Authors: Hadzihalilović, Jasminka, Redzić, Amira, Terzić, Rifat, Jusupović, Fatima, Hadzihalilović, Amir, Osmić, Munevera
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
anthropometric parameters
Anthropometry
Birth Order
Child
Child Development
growth and development
Humans
Male
ontogenesis
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Summary:Birth order and its effect on growth and development of children and youths have rarely been studied so far. The objective of this research was an analysis of the birth order effects on some anthropometric properties of the boys 11-16 years old. The sample consisted of 748 boys from the Tuzla region. As the sample included very few boys born as the third, forth, or fifth child, we decided to consider only the differences in the mean values for some anthropometric parameters between the groups of the first- and the second-born. Measurements were taken according to IBP and the following parameters were investigated: body height, body mass, chest circumference, upper arm circumference, upper leg circumference, sitting height, arm length, leg length, pelvis width, shoulders width, length and width of head. We established that in most generations the firstborn boys have larger mean values for most anthropometric variables in comparison to the second-born.
ISSN:1512-8601
2831-0896
1840-4812
2831-090X
DOI:10.17305/bjbms.2004.3419