Provider: Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic

TY  - JOUR
JO  - Anthropologie (Brno)
TI  - SECULAR TREND OF STATURE HEIGHT AND
BODY WEIGHT AND BODY MASS INDEX OF THE
SLOVAK POPULATION IN THE YEARS 1965–2022 –
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
AU  - Hitka M
AU  - Gejdoš M
Y1  - 2023
VL  - 61
IS  - 2
PB  - Moravian Museum, Brno, Czech Republic
SN  - 0323-1119
SP  - 0
EP  - 0
KW  - Adult population – Stature height – Body weight – Body measurements – Secular trend – Anthropometry
N2  - 
N2  - The aim of the work is the quantification of changes in the stature height and body weight of the adult
population over time, which represents key ergonomic information for many areas. Based on the previous research on
the dimensions of the adult Slovak population, we conclude that there has been a secular growth of the adult population
over 50 years, which has a fundamental impact on the proposals for the arrangement of optimal and safe working, as
well as residential and non-residential space. The mentioned trend also affects the consumption and use of any aspects
of human life. On a sample of 11,052 Slovakian respondents aged 18–25, we defined the values of the arithmetic mean
of stature height, body weight, and BMI separately by gender. In addition, the basic descriptive statistics of these
parameters were also calculated. As a result, during the monitored period, there is an annual increase in body height
by 0.1392 cm for men and 0.1013 cm for women. Another finding is that there is an annual increase in body weight of
0.1881 kg for men and 0.0769 kg for women. In the near future, it is necessary to take into account the secular trend of the Slovak population and urgently deal with the standards that deal with height and weight limits.
ER  -