Variability of Anthropometric Parameters in Adolescent and Mature Women Depending on Adipose Tissue Distribution Type

This study aimed to identify variability patterns in the total body size of females, depending on the adipose tissue distribution type. It involved adolescent and mature women (aged 18 to 50; n=314) residing in the Saratov region. In the respondents the following total body dimensions were identified: body length, body mass, waist and hip circumference, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference to hip circumference index (WH index). The women were divided into groups based on the WH index (<0.8 – gynoid; 0.8-0.9 – interim type; >0.9 – android type), which is indicative of the adipose tissue distribution. Patients in the groups with different adipose tissue distribution types featured statistically significant difference in the total body size. The maximum differences were those related to the body mass, waist circumference and the age composition within the groups.