Objective: The aim: To determine and compare annual changes of skin and fat flexures thickness of the extremities of rural and urban youths during training at a university.
Patients and methods: Materials and methods: 200 practically healthy young men (100 residents of the village, 100 residents of the city) were studied at the 1st, 2nd and 3rd courses of their education at the University of Life Safety by means of Shephard R. method.
Results: Results: Based on the data we`ve got, the annual reduction of most indicators of the thickness of the fat layer of the upper and lower extremities was supervised. The most substantial decrease was supervised during the first year. The intra-group annual changes were significantly smaller throughout the first year of study, both in the rural and urban groups.
Conclusion: Conclusions: Significant differences in intra-group and inter-group indicators were found between youth living in the city and rural residents. In addition, significant differenceswere found in the thickness of the skin and fat flexures in youngers of both groups during the three years of education process.
Keywords: adolescence; extremities; fat thickness; rural residents; urban residents.