RELATIONSHIP OF QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE KIDNEYS WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC AND SOMATOTYPOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE DONETSK REGION

Abstract

The article presents updated data reflecting the quantitative characteristics of the kidneys in representatives of various somatotypes among adolescent girls in the Donetsk region. Given the high level of morbidity of the urinary system, regular review of echographic patterns of kidney normality is necessary. Determining the features of kidney size depending on the somatotype is an important task of morphology, corresponding to the modern trends of an individual approach in medicine. The information obtained is undoubtedly of value for ultrasound specialists, nephrologists, as well as scientists in theoretical medicine. Materials and Methods: The object of the study was 150 polypositional ultrasound scans of the right and left kidneys of apparently healthy adolescent girls in the Donetsk region (75 subjects). The scans were obtained during a study in B-mode of the gray scale in standard positions (on the back and on the side) using the Radmir device, with a convex sensor. Anthropometric measurements were carried out according to the generally accepted V.V. Bunak’s method. Somatotyping was performed according to the Sheldon's method as modified by Heath and Carter. Calculations were carried out in the Statistica 13 program. Results: the subjects were divided into three groups, according to their specific somatotype. Morphometric ultrasound parameters of the right and left kidneys were obtained. During the statistical analysis, we established distinctive features of the morphometric parameters of the kidneys depending on the somatotypological affiliation of adolescent girls of the Donetsk region. Conclusion: statistically significant differences were found in the quantitative characteristics of the right and left kidneys in representatives of different somatotypes.