title: [Relationship between anthropometric variables and muscle dysmorphia in gymnasts in the province of Alicante].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It shows a new study that examines if the anthropometric measurements can be used to classify the muscle dysmorphia (MD), in gymnasts who attend fitness room.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gymnasts were analyzed several weights rooms of Alicante (urban area of southeastern Spain), where the measurements were 141 males aged between 18-45 years, aiming to enhance their muscle mass. We had in mind the calculation of BMI (kg/m2), the somatotype (endomorphy, mesomorphy and ectomorphy) and have been classified potential cases of muscle dysmorphia, using the Muscle appareance satisfaction escale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The sample was composed of 68 normoweight; 66 overweight and 7 obese, classified as MD in a 25.0% the normoweight, 33.3% overweight and 85.7% of the obese (p=0.004 ). On the somatotype, the only component that presents differences between non-MD and MD is mesomorphy (p=0.024).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Muscle dysmorphia is a concept clearly difficult psychological diagnosable using anthropometric measures. Mesomorphy is the only measure that is increased in the MD, and may be a parameter to aid in the diagnosis and follow-up to the MD. In addition, the risk of developing MD is increase with the degree of obesity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Alicante.. asiertijo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Asier
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Segura
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Anatomía e Histología. Universidad Miguel Hernández. España.. mercedes.rizo@ua.es.
authors.forename: María Mercedes
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rizo Baeza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad de Alicante.. marina.sanchez@umh.es.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez Ferrer
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, Pediatría y Q. Orgánica. Universidad Miguel Hernández.. manuelreig@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reig García-Galbis
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Farmacología, Pediatría y Q. Orgánica. Universidad Miguel Hernández.. ernesto.cortes@umh.es.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cortés Castell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D013008:Somatotypes; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult