Comparative analysis of the anthropometric characteristics of the bodies of premature children obtained by regression equations

Abstract

In the Republic of Moldova, anthropometric standards for children born prematurely have not yet been developed. For the purpose of designing dimensionally appropriate clothing, anthropometric measurements of this category of children were performed in the "Gheorghe Paladi" Municipal Clinical Hospital in the city of Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. The measurement program included 18 anthropometric parameters. The study carried out on a sample of 51 subjects born in the Republic of Moldova aimed at verifying estimates of the frequency of variants as close as possible to the frequencies found in children born prematurely in other parts of the world. The results of the measurements were statistically processed and regression equations were obtained on the basis of which the sizes of the typical bodies were determined. Based on these data, functional clothing products for preterm infants will be designed.