Physical growth of primary school children of Lucknow

Conclusion

From the above consideration we conclude that the stature of the boys and girls in all the age groups grew more rapidly than the other body segments under consideration. On the other hand, the arm girth grew very slowly. The mean values were progressively higher while the rate of growth and growth velocities were different in different age groups. The mean values of the lower extremity and biacromial indices were nearly constant in all the age groups which showed relatively equal growth of the stature in relation to lower extremity and shoulder breadth.