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JPAIR, 2008 Basketball is a complex and technically demanding sport that requires a diverse range of anthropometric and physical fitness attributes. Despite extensive research on elite basketball players, studies focusing on collegiate athletes remain limited.
Cheryll Didi Nellie N. Obra
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 BackgroundAnthropometric measures such as the body mass index (BMI), reciprocal ponderal index (RPI), and waist-to-height ratio (WHR) have been proposed as predictors of physical fitness.
Mehdi Ben Brahim +4 more
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Assessment of Elderly's Nutritional status in Geriatric Homes at Al-Furat Al-Awusat Governorates
Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2016 Objective: to assess the elderly's nutritional status through the dietary habits and anthropometric measures. Methodology: A descriptive (cross-sectional) study is carried out from Nov 1st,2014 to July 9th-2015 to assess elderly's nutritional status ...
Mona Abdul Wahab Khaleel +1 more
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Obesity and Myelomeningocele: Anthropometric Measures [PDF]
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2010 To evaluate the appropriate use of arm span measurements as a substitute for height/linear length to evaluate obesity in people with myelomeningocele by comparing calculated body mass indices (BMIs) with recently published BMI graphs by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Center for Health Statistics standards (NCHS ...
David B, Shurtleff +4 more
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Accuracy of Assessing Weight Status in Adults by Structured Observation
Applied Sciences, 2023 The assessment of weight status is important in many epidemiological studies, but its direct measurement is not always possible. Self-reported weight and height are often used, although previous research reported low accuracy.
Tânia Jorge +4 more
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The usefulness of anthropometric measures [PDF]
European Journal of Nutrition, 2013 Based on EWGSOP guidelines, muscle mass should be evaluated using the DEXA or bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) [1]. In our study, it was not possible to assess all participants using DEXA or BIA. Therefore, muscle mass was estimated using the measurement of the mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC) [2]. Indeed, anthropometric measures are generally
Landi, Francesco +2 more
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Body Composition and Anthropometric Measures of Footballers, Cup Winners of Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina [PDF]
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education, 2018 The aim of this research was to determine the diff erences among the top football players of the Montenegrin club FC Sutjeska-Niksic and Bosnia and Herzegovina club FC Siroki Brijeg, the Cup winners in their countries, in the anthropometric measures ...
Dusko Bjelica +3 more
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological studies on the relationship between organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure during pregnancy and neonatal anthropometric measures.
Mehri Khoshhali +4 more
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International Journal of Endocrinology, 2015 Introduction. Adipose tissue is the largest endocrine organ, composed of subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), the latter being highly associated with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Miroslav Šram +5 more
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Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015 Background: Excess weight in children and adolescents is a multi-factorial phenomenon and associated with earlier risk of obesity-related diseases. This study aims to assess the prevalence of weight disorders and the mean values of anthropometric indices
Maryam Bahreynian +9 more
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