Original Contribution SOMATOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS OF HUMANITARIAN SUBJECTS REPRESENTING VARIOUS STATURE GROUPS. STANDARDS OF PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE STATURE NORM

Purpose: Somatometric research on 600 first-year students of humanitarian subjects (Pedagogy, Biology, and Ecology) of “Paisiy Hilendarsky” Plovdiv University was carried out following a standard and proven methodology in order to examine classical anthropometric indicators (height, weight, chest measurement, etc.) and the extent of their interrelation with the individual stature groups of students. Results: Twenty two percent of the boys and girls are short (up to 167,13 and 157,43 respectively) while 16% of the boys and 14,7% of the girls are tall (more than 179,35 and 167,19 respectively). The majority of the students are of middle height with weight between 56 and 97 for the boys and 45 and 88 for the girls. Conclusion: Based on the existing correlations between the anthropometric indicators, standards of the physical development of the students of middle height have been developed.