CROATIAN NATIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STUDY .1. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FOR ZAGREB PUBERTAL POPULATION - GIRLS, 11-15 YEARS OF AGE

The analysis of growth and development of Zagreb pubertal population w as conducted as a pilot investigation for the Croatian National Growth and Development Study. The aim of this paper was to give a basis for pubertal growth standards of Zagreb girls. Data were collected during a 4-year mixed-longitudinal study performed on 121 clinically healthy girls. Anthropometric, spirometric, echocardiographic and ergometric v ariables (79 of them) were measured annually. A total of 34,918 morpho logical and functional data were obtained in girls aged 11 to 15 years . Descriptive statistics (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, kurtosi s and skewness) and the mean age of menarche appearance are displayed. Irregularities in growth intensity of certain parameters are noticeab le.