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Body Asymmetry and Sports Specialization: An Exploratory Anthropometric Comparison of Adolescent Canoeists and Kayakers [PDF]

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Background/Objectives: The evaluation of body asymmetry between the right and left sides of the body is crucial in the context of sports because of its potential impact on performance and injury prevention.
Carlos Abraham Herrera-Amante, William Carvajal-Veitía, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Fernando Alacid, Juan Gavala-González, José Francisco López-Gil, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia, César Octavio Ramos-García   +7 more
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Validity of self-reported anthropometry in adult Mexican women

Salud Pública de México, 2017
Objective. To compare direct and self-reported anthro­pometry in Mexican women. Materials and methods. Women aged 30-72 years, participating in the Mexican Teach­ers’ Cohort, completed a questionnaire with their anthropo­metric data in 2006-2008.
Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, Elsa Yunes-Diaz, Martin Lajous, Isabelle Romieu, Adriana Monge, Ruy López-Ridaura   +5 more
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Delayed puberty and abnormal anthropometry and its associations with quality of life in young Fontan survivors: A multicenter cross-sectional study

Congenital Heart Disease, 2018
Shaji C Menon, Bryan H Goldstein, Brian W Mccrindle   +2 more
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Long-Term Patterns of Bone Mineral Density in an Elite Soccer Player

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Changes in bone mineral density (BMD) have been associated with association football (soccer) participation. Seasonal changes in BMD of soccer players have been proposed as well.
Chiara Milanese, Valentina Cavedon, Giuliano Corradini, Aiace Rusciano, Carlo Zancanaro   +4 more
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Sporting activity does not fully prevent bone demineralization at the impaired hip in athletes with amputation

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
There is lack of information about bone mineralization at the lumbar spine and bilateral hips of athletes with unilateral lower limb amputation. The present study assessed for the first time the areal bone mineral density at the lumbar spine and at the ...
Valentina Cavedon, Marco Sandri, Ilaria Peluso, Carlo Zancanaro, Chiara Milanese   +4 more
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Body Composition in Karate: A Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Study

Applied Sciences, 2022
Karate is a widely practiced combat sport. Karatekas’ body composition has typically been obtained in small groups using skinfolds or bioelectric impedance. In this work, we assessed three-compartment body composition using the accurate dual-energy X-ray
Valentina Cavedon, Chiara Milanese, Franco Sacristani, Carlo Zancanaro   +3 more
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Digital Anthropometry: A Systematic Review on Precision, Reliability and Accuracy of Most Popular Existing Technologies

Nutrients, 2023
Digital anthropometry (DA) has been recently developed for body composition evaluation and for postural analysis. The aims of this review are to examine the current state of DA technology, as well as to verify the methods for identifying the best ...
Edoardo Mocini, C. Cammarota, Francesco Frigerio, L. Muzzioli, C. Piciocchi, Doriana Lacalaprice, F. Buccolini, L. Donini, A. Pinto   +8 more
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Methods over Materials: The Need for Sport-Specific Equations to Accurately Predict Fat Mass Using Bioimpedance Analysis or Anthropometry

Nutrients, 2023
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and anthropometry are considered alternatives to well-established reference techniques for assessing body composition.
F. Campa, C. Matias, T. Moro, Giuseppe Cerullo, A. Casolo, F. J. Teixeira, A. Paoli   +6 more
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The Limited Impact of Low-Volume Recreational Dance on Three-Compartment Body Composition and Apparent Bone Mineral Density in Young Girls

Children, 2022
Recreational dance is practiced worldwide as a multidimensional physical activity with a potential for prevention of a sedentary lifestyle and overweight/obesity.
Chiara Milanese, Valentina Cavedon, Ilaria Peluso, Elisabetta Toti, Carlo Zancanaro   +4 more
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Anthropometry and body composition of 18 year old men according to duration of breast feeding: birth cohort study from Brazil [PDF]

, 2003
Objective: To assess the association between duration of breast feeding and measures of adiposity in adolescence. Design: Population based birth cohort study.
César G. Victora
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