청소년기 신체 성장에 관한 종단적 연구

Anthropometric characteristics and considerations of sex differences anr essential for te correct design of ergonomic work spaces. This paper is concerned with longitudinal study on the physical growth in the Korean youth. Seven hundred thirty-seven subjects were selected from third year students of high schools, and their records on physical examination during the last twelve years were surveyed by longitudinal method. This study investigated the anthropometric characteristics of physical structure and the shape of physical growth for boys and girls. The result showed that there were significant sex differences in the pattern of physical growth.