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August 31, 2026American Journal of Human Biology

Multilevel Effects of Socioeconomic Factors on the Somatic Status of Contemporary Youth Across Russian Regions

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AKAinur A. KhafizovaMNMarina A. NegashevaАMАlla A. Movsesian

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Cross-sectional study reveals regional variations in how socioeconomic and psychological factors shape somatic status in youth, highlighting shifting impacts toward mental wellbeing.

Key Points

  • To examine how macrolevel regional environments and microlevel socioeconomic, demographic, and psychosocial factors influence adult anthropometric indicators in contemporary youth.
  • Assessed urban university students (N=1759; 770 males and 989 females aged 17–25 years) across four Russian cities (Barnaul, Krasnodar, Moscow, Petrozavodsk) between 2023 and 2025.
  • Evaluated anthropometric parameters (height, weight, BMI, waist-to-height ratio) alongside 20 macrolevel open-data proxy variables and six microlevel socioeconomic and psychological variables using correlation and regression analyses.
  • Interindividual somatic variation was partly accounted for by family socioeconomic status and psychological traits, with relationship structures differing markedly across local municipal contexts.
  • Anthropometric indicators were significantly associated with trait anxiety in Moscow and Petrozavodsk cohorts, whereas Krasnodar males showed associations predominantly with maternal education and family size.
  • Microlevel socioeconomic influences on physical morphology appear to be diminishing under stable regional conditions, while psychosocial factors increasingly influence somatic variability.

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Khafizova et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a956cd5f20e493292a74ea3https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70328
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