摘要：The aim of this paper is to determine the differences in kinanthropological characteristics of elementary school pupils in relation to macro-regional characteristics of the Republic of Croatia. The research included 2358 subjects (1089 boys – average age 10.4±0.6; height 150.27±7.32; body mass 44.06±9.74; and 1269 girls – average age 10.6±0.5; height 152.02±7.74; body mass 45.12±10.39) – fi fth grade elementary school pupils. Analyzed kinanthropological characteristics refer to statistically signifi cant differences in the results based on the macro-region criterion (p climatic and temperature differences as well as gene frequency differences to a certain extent incite differences in the level of participating in physical activities, and with it the differences in kinanthropological characteristics of subjects.
关键词：macro-regions; pupils; fi fth grade; Republic of Croatia
