Anthropometry and body composition in soccer and volleyball players in West Bengal, India.
50 sedentary males and 128 sports persons (volleyball=82, soccer=46) of 20-24 years were selected from West Bengal, India, to evaluate and compare their anthropometry and body composition. Skinfolds, girth measurements, body fat percentage (%fat), and endomorphy were significantly higher among sedentary individuals, but lean body mass (LBM) and mesomorphy were significantly (p<0.001) higher among the sports persons. Soccer and volleyball players were found to be ectomorphic mesomorph, whereas sedentary subjects were endomorphic mesomorph. The soccer and volleyball players had higher %fat with lower body height and body mass than their overseas counterparts. %fat exhibited a significant correlation with body mass index (BMI) and thus prediction equations for %fat from BMI were computed in each group. The present data will serve as a reference standard for the anthropometry and body composition of Indian soccer and volleyball players and the prediction norms for %fat will help to provide a first-hand impression of body composition in the studied population.
Bandyopadhyay
Amit
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School of Health Sciences (PPSK), Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia. bamit74@india.com/bamit74@kb.usm.my
D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*; D013008:Somatotypes / Q000502:physiology*