Wojnicz A, Tomaszewski J J, Barud W, Ostrowski S, Hanzlik A J
I Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Akademia Medyczna w Lublinie.
Ann Univ Mariae Curie Sklodowska Med. 1991;46:25-32.
Somatic development of a child, although genetically determined, depends also on the influence of biogeographic and socio-economic factors of the environment. The effects of these factors popular in the literature are seen in the differences of somatic development of children brought up in urban and rural environments. In comparison with urban population, country children are characterized by lower growth and body mass, delayed manifestation of sexual maturity, greater amount of incorrect posture features, worse state of nutrition and lower index of mental development. The differences in somatic development of children were also found while comparing the size of agglomeration and socio-professional factors determining parents' level of education and financial situation of the family. One could also observe the improvement of somatic development of children living in regions of quick and intensive urbanization and industrialization.
儿童的身体发育虽然由基因决定，但也取决于环境的生物地理和社会经济因素的影响。这些在文献中常见的因素的影响，可见于在城市和农村环境中成长的儿童身体发育的差异。与城市人口相比，农村儿童的特点是生长和体重较低、性成熟表现延迟、不正确姿势特征较多、营养状况较差以及智力发育指数较低。在比较聚居区规模以及决定父母教育水平和家庭经济状况的社会职业因素时，也发现了儿童身体发育的差异。人们还可以观察到生活在快速和密集城市化及工业化地区的儿童身体发育的改善。
