Peculiarities of somatotype components and indicators of the component composition of body weight in ukrainian men and women with various forms of urticaria
Authors: Aladwan A. M. A. , Dmytrenko S. V. , Bashynska O. I. , Demyanenko L. P. , Shpacova N. A. , Gunas I. V. 
Published: January 2025

Annotation. The study of the relationship between urticaria and somatotype is relevant, since the peculiarities of body structure can play an important role in the susceptibility to this disease and influence its course and severity of symptoms. The study of such correlations can help in the improvement of approaches to diagnosis and individualization of treatment, taking into account the anthropometric characteristics of patients. This can not only improve treatment outcomes, but also reduce recurrence rates and improve the quality of life of patients with urticaria. The purpose of the work is to establish the peculiarities and gender differences of the components of the somatotype, the frequency of the distribution of somatotypes according to the Heath-Carter method, and indicators of the component composition of body weight in Ukrainian men and women with acute and chronic urticaria of a mild and severe course. The components of the somatotype, the frequency of the distribution of somatotypes according to the Heath-Carter method, and indicators of the component composition of body weight were determined in 40 Ukrainian men and 40 young Ukrainian women with acute (AU) and chronic (CU) urticaria of mild (MU) and severe (SU) of the course. As a control group, the corresponding indicators of 82 practically healthy men and 101 practically healthy women of a similar age group were used, which were taken from the data bank of the research center of the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya. Statistical analysis was carried out in the license package “Statistica 6.0” using non-parametric estimation methods. When comparing somatotype components, the frequency of distribution of somatotypes according to the Heath-Carter method, and indicators of the component composition of body weight between patients with urticaria and practically healthy Ukrainian men or women, the following reliable or trends of differences were established: in all groups of sick men and women, higher values of muscle body weight component according to Matiegka (in men by 17.21-34.60 %, in women by 19.99-52.31 %) and the American Institute of Nutrition (in men by 20.33-31.86 %, in women by 23.81-75.20 %); only in sick men – higher values of the mesomorphic component of the somatotype (in patients with AU/SU and CU/MU by 15.70-27.96 %) and the bone component of body mass (in patients with AU/SU by 11.26 %), as well as lower values of the ectomorphic component somatotype (in patients with AU/MU, AU/SU and CU/MU by 31.25-41.80 %); only in female patients are higher values of the mesomorphic component of the somatotype (in patients with AU/MU and CU/MU by 56.00-58.34 %), the bone component of body mass (in patients with AU/MU by 8.80 %), the frequency of mesomorphic (in patients with AU/MU by 37.30 %) and the frequency of endo-mesomorphic somatotypes (in patients with CU/SU by 28.20 %), as well as lower values of the ectomorphic component of the somatotype (in patients with AU/MU, CU/MU and CU/SU by 39.88-46.90 %) and the fat component of body weight (in patients with AU/SU by 17.51 %). Only isolated differences were found when comparing these indicators between men and women with urticaria (more pronounced). The following manifestations of sexual dimorphism were established between the respective groups of male and female patients with urticaria: significantly higher values or a tendency towards higher values in male patients of the mesomorphic component of the somatotype (in patients with AU/SU by 26.57 %), the muscle component of body weight according to Matiegka and AIN (in patients with AU/SU CU/SU by 22.27-56.65 %), bone component of body weight (in milestone groups of patients by 18.98-59.65 %), fat component of body weight (in patients with AU/SU by 22.01 %), frequency of mesomorphic somatotype (50.00 % in patients with CU/SU); as well as trends towards higher values in women with CU/SU of the endo-mesomorphic frequency (by 40.00 %) and in AU/SU patients with the frequency of the average intermediate somatotype (by 30.00 %).