Abstract
The use of anthropometric markers to predict the onset or severity of the disease is key to solving the problem of preventive medicine and can be an indispensable tool in preventive examinations in schools, universities and industries. The purpose of the study was to establish total and longitudinal body sizes in men of the first mature age with benign nevi. Anthropometry (determination of total and longitudinal body sizes) was performed according to Bunak’s scheme for men (aged 22-35 years) patients with melanocytic benign simple nevi (n=34), melanocytic benign dysplastic nevi (n=27), melanocytic benign congenital nevi (n=14) and non-melanocytic benign nevi (n=17). As a control from the data bank of the research center of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya selected total and longitudinal body sizes of 82 practically healthy men of the same age group. Statistical processing of the obtained results was performed in the license package “Statistica 5.5” using non-parametric evaluation methods. It was found that the mass and surface area of the body in healthy men is lower than in patients (except for dysplastic nevi), and in patients with dysplastic nevi – lower than in patients with non-melanocytic nevi; the height of the suprathoracic, acromial and finger anthropometric points in healthy men is lower than in patients with nevi (except for the acromial point height in patients with dysplastic nevi), and the height of the pubic and acetabular anthropometric points – in healthy men is greater than in patients with simple (only pubic point) and dysplastic nevi; in addition, the height of the pubic and acetabular anthropometric points in patients with simple nevi is lower than in patients with non-melanocytic nevi and congenital nevi (only for the acetabulum height). Given the height of anthropometric points and the fact that body length between healthy and sick men has no significant or tendency differences, in sick men we observe a longer torso and shorter lower extremities (most pronounced in patients with simple and dysplastic nevi), which is a manifestation of “subpathological” constitutional types, which indicate a longer torso and shorter lower extremities.
Highlights
Perhaps the most urgent task of medicine of this century is to prevent the disease by modifying the patient's life, or if this is not possible, to alleviate the severity of the disease
That is why clinical anthropology is becoming more widespread, which allows to predict the risks of certain diseases [5], the severity of their course, features of psychoneurological status [3], ethnic and regional affiliation of the person [11] and so on
Anthropometry is a simple method of examination that does not require long and complex training, material resources or highly developed laboratory and instrumental facilities
Summary
Perhaps the most urgent task of medicine of this century is to prevent the disease by modifying the patient's life, or if this is not possible, to alleviate the severity of the disease. That is why clinical anthropology is becoming more widespread, which allows to predict the risks of certain diseases [5], the severity of their course, features of psychoneurological status [3], ethnic and regional affiliation of the person [11] and so on. In this case, anthropometry is a simple method of examination that does not require long and complex training, material resources or highly developed laboratory and instrumental facilities. Physicians have the opportunity to apply the scientific advances of clinical anthropology in the examination of large masses of the population, in particular, during preventive examinations, which in the future, after processing the information obtained, will create risk groups
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