Abstract: Body measurements of 1993 Daur students between ages 6 to 18 are reported in this paper. Eight measurements are height, sitting height, body weight, shoulder breadth, pelvic breadth, chest, waist and hip circumferences. Ten constitutional indices were calculated. Results showed that the Daur people can be considered one group with a high level of physical development. Overall changes of height, body weight and chest circumference are found in all youth groups, with maximum increments of age at about one year, the age at which Daur adolescents begin secular growth changes. The most significant phenomenon of growth change is the adolescent growth spurt. Incremental growth of adult height is not significant, and shoulder and pelvic breadth are less in females. In the future, new strategies and methods should be taken to promote the growth of Daur adolescent females.

Key words: Daur nationality; Youth; Physical development; Longitudinal study