Physical development indicators of female applicants to a military educational organization based on anthropometric studies and body composition components

Abstract

There are no data in the scientific literature on the study and assessment of body parameters and physical development of female applicants to military educational organizations. Objective: to study anthropometric, functional indices, body composition and the main indices of physical development of female applicants to a military educational organization. Materials and methods. The object of the study was 257 practically healthy girls aged 17 years who passed a medical commission in the military commissariats at the place of conscription. Anthropometric research was carried out according to the classical method, taking into account the recommendations of D.B. Nikityuk (2013) using a standard set of anthropometric tools. Results. With the help of anthropometric indices, morphological and functional indicators, body composition and centile assessment of the normal range a characteristic of physical development was given. A wide variability of anthropometric, functional indicators and body composition in the studied girls-entrants was revealed. Conclusion. The results obtained can be used in the preparation of regulatory documents for the selection of females in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as standards for the physical development of adolescent girls.