Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal Growth Tendencies in Selected Growth Parameters in Relation to Socioeconomic Status of 11-14 Yrs Boys

‘Growth’ is a sign of life. The term ‘growth’ refers to the ‘increase’, caused by the biological process, in which the organism becomes bigger in size and volume and heavier in weight. Although it is a never ending process and it follows a predictable fashion but the rate of growth and development in an individual is not uniform and it follows the principle of cephalocaudal and proximodistal tendencies. The purpose of this study was to find out the cephalocaudal and proximodistal tendencies in the age group of 11 to 14 years boys of Nadia District in West Bengal. For the purpose 395 subjects were measured in eight different places of the body. The selected measurements for this study were the Height(cm),Weight(kg), Trochanterion ht.(cm), Tibiale-laterale(cm), Acromian ht.(cm), Vertex to Acromian (cm), Sitting ht.(cm), Chest(cm), Gluteal, Thigh(cm) and Calf(cm). ANOVA was done to find the significant differences in relation to socio-economic status of the said parameters.From the results a Steady and noticable growth was observed with the progression of age.And also significant difference was found in growth among the low SEC with the other socio- economic classes.