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| author | Veronika L. Georgieva |
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| contents | <p>A comparative study of anthropometric data on preschool children from Bulgaria and India revealed a significant height difference of 14.28 cm among four-year-old boys from both nations. Consequently, there is also a considerable weight difference of 5.45 kg. The weight discrepancy among fouryear-old girls mirrors that of the boys, with a difference of 5.21 kg. However, the height disparity among girls, measuring 12.30 cm, is smaller than that observed in boys of the same age. This can be attributed to the minimal height difference of 0.49 cm between Indian boys and girls, whereas, among Bulgarian children, boys tend to be taller than girls by an average of 2.90 cm. Upon analyzing the data for five-year-old boys and girls from both countries, similar trends to those observed in the four-year-old cohort emerge. The disparities in weight and height remain consistent, with no observable growth increments in Indian children that would reduce the gap between them and their Bulgarian counterparts.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Comparative Anthropometric Analysis of Preschool Children from Bulgaria and India Veronika L. Georgieva underweight anthropometry preschool Bulgaria West Bengal India <p>A comparative study of anthropometric data on preschool children from Bulgaria and India revealed a significant height difference of 14.28 cm among four-year-old boys from both nations. Consequently, there is also a considerable weight difference of 5.45 kg. The weight discrepancy among fouryear-old girls mirrors that of the boys, with a difference of 5.21 kg. However, the height disparity among girls, measuring 12.30 cm, is smaller than that observed in boys of the same age. This can be attributed to the minimal height difference of 0.49 cm between Indian boys and girls, whereas, among Bulgarian children, boys tend to be taller than girls by an average of 2.90 cm. Upon analyzing the data for five-year-old boys and girls from both countries, similar trends to those observed in the four-year-old cohort emerge. The disparities in weight and height remain consistent, with no observable growth increments in Indian children that would reduce the gap between them and their Bulgarian counterparts.</p> |
| title | Comparative Anthropometric Analysis of Preschool Children from Bulgaria and India |
| topic | underweight anthropometry preschool Bulgaria West Bengal India |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15413150 |