Th is study aimed to test average body heights in both the male and females of Kosovo, as well as the diff erences in heights of both sexes in relation to the Kosovo administrative regions. A total of 1623 subjects participated in the research: 830 boys and 793 girls all attending their fi nal year of secondary school. Th e anthropometric measurements were taken for subjects of both sexes from fi ve diff erent administrative regions of Kosovo. Th e measurements of body heights were taken by trained measurers in conformity with the ISAK protocol. Means and standard deviations were calculated for ages and body heights, as were frequencies for the calculation of the density of very short and very tall subjects. Th e results indicated that the average height of the male population of Kosovo was 179.52±5.96 centimetres and of the female population 165.72±4.93 centimetres. Th ese results classify both the male and female populations of Kosovo among the tallest in the world. Regarding the regional diff erences, some variations have been observed, and the diff erences in body heights among specifi c regions clearly confi rm the assumption that the population living in the Dinaric Alps is taller in relation to the rest of the population, while the specifi c average height of the central region, where the capital city is located, refl ects the expected situation conditioned by continuous migrations from all other parts of Kosovo, as well as the fact that there is a growing secular trend towards the territory of the capital city, due to better economic and living conditions.

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科索沃成年人身高的区域差异

这项研究旨在测试科索沃男性和女性的平均身高，以及与科索沃行政区有关的男女身高差异。共有1623名受试者参加了该研究：830名男孩和793名女孩全部进入初中毕业。对来自科索沃五个不同行政区域的男女受试者进行了人体测量。身高的测量是由训练有素的测量人员按照ISAK协议进行的。计算年龄和身高的平均值和标准差，以及计算非常矮和非常高的受试者的密度的频率。结果表明，科索沃的男性人口的平均身高为179.52±5.96厘米，女性人口的平均身高为165。72±4.93厘米 这些结果将科索沃的男女人口划分为世界上最高的人群。关于区域差异，已经观察到一些差异，并且特定区域之间的身高差异清楚地证实了以下假设：居住在狄纳里克阿尔卑斯山的人口相对于其余人口而言较高，而特定地区c首都所在的中部地区的平均高度反映了从科索沃所有其他地区持续迁徙以及首都地区的长期趋势不断增长的条件下的预期情况，由于经济和生活条件更好。