其他摘要：Longitudinal growth analysis at post-adolescent period in Japanese seems to be rare. Therefore, in this study 119 male and 58 female students 18 to 21 years old were repeatedly measured. The individual patterns in growth of stature, body weight, sitting height and chest girth were classified into 4 types (consistent, promote, demote and irregular types) according to the "standard-channel-method". The mean values for stature and sitting height did not show an increasing tendency after 18 years of age. In these items, most students indicated the consistent type. The chest girth became larger obviously up to 20 years old in males, but in females, apparent growth continued up to 19 years old. In chest girth, about half of the subjects in both sexes were found as consistent type and the rest dispersed throughout three other types with similar rates. The mean body weight in female increased to 19 years old, but it increased slightly until 21 years old in male. The individual growth pattern of body weight indicated the consistent type in most students (male, 90.8% ; female, 84.2%).
