title: [ANTHROPOMETRIC CHILEAN TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS OF COMPETITIVE FEATURES].
abstract: The aim of the study was to characterize the anthropometric profile and somatotype of a sample of 50 players table tennis competitive with an average age 21.6 (± 3.1) years belonging to the Chilean team and institutions of higher education in the region of Valparaiso. The evaluation was conducted under the protocol marking the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) for the measurement procedure 25 restricted profile variables described by Drinkwater, Norton and Olds. Order to determine the body composition, fat, muscle, bone, skin and tissue residual was considered, using the equations proposed by Kerr. The body shape is characterized through somatotype method proposed by Carter. The sample was divided into 4 groups; Chilean Selection, Traditional Private Universities, State Universities and Private Universities Traditional Nontraditional. Regarding body composition; the Chilean team has the highest values of muscle tissue (45.6 ± 1.7%) and the lowest values of adipose tissue (25.2 ± 1.8%), also presenting lesser value in the Σ 6 skinfolds (mm) . The results showed no significant differences between groups in the aforementioned variables. In general somatotype compared by analyzing SANOVA no significant differences between groups (p = 0.409) was observed. The results show a biotype with such a characterization of endo-mesomorph with average values (4,1-4,9-1,8). This study provides updated data biotypological reference for this sport that can be used for decision-making.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Educación. Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Viña del Mar.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristián
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuenzalida Alvarez
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Educación. Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Viña del Mar.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Cristián
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sierra Barrera
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Educación. Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Viña del Mar.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Díaz Hidalgo
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Educación. Pedagogía en Educación Física, Universidad Viña del Mar.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barraza
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Filosofía y Educación, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yáñez Sepúlveda
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad San Sebastián.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosales Soto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Deportes y Recreación, Universidad de Playa Ancha.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Báez
authors.affiliation: UDA Ciencias de la Salud. Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.. medicodeportivochile@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuesta
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015865:Racquet Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013008:Somatotypes; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult