Comparing the indicators of growth and development of seven year old girls from different intervals

Growth and development are important for altogether following every individual, as for whole population through observation of some parameters, so it is possible to compare between generations from different periods. In this way, could be brought the conclusion about the presence of acceleration or deceleration in growth and development, what was the elementary purpose of this research. Research pattern have been made of two subpatterns. Girls born in 1980 (measured in 1987) and girls born in 2001 (measured 2008). In first subpattern were 153 examiners(girls) and in second 85. Research had six anthropometric variables(body mass, body height, middle pectoral perimeter, thickness of skin wrinkle on upper arm, back and stomach). For establishing the differences between the groups multivariant(MANOVA) and univariant (ANOVA) analysis of variance had been applied. Acquired results have been processed by statistical package Statistica 6.0. Results showed that there are statistically significant differences between two sevenaged generations of girls, in all measured variables, except in body height. Numerically bigger values are marked at girls measured 2008, with the notification that important acceleration in body height is not established. .