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Somatotype and body image: their sensitivity, specificity and validity to determine obesity
Acta Universitaria, 2019 The sensitivity and specificity of the somatotype and a body image questionnaire used to predict obesity were measured. This is a cross-sectional study with 294 college student’s participants from northern Mexico (143 women, between 18 and 35 years old).
Arnulfo Ramos-Jiménez +4 more
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Application of Artificial Neural Network to Somatotype Determination
Applied Sciences, 2021 Somatotype characteristics are important for the selection of sporting activities, as well as and the prevalence of several chronic diseases. Nowadays the most common method of somatotyping is the Heath–Carter method, which calculates the somatotype base
Małgorzata Drywień +2 more
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Mate assessment based on physical characteristics: a review and reflection
Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 1, Page 113-130, February 2025.ABSTRACT Mate choice, and sex differences in romantic behaviours, represented one of the first major applications of evolutionary biology to human behaviour. This paper reviews Darwinian approaches to heterosexual mate assessment based on physical characteristics, placing the literature in its historical context (1871–1979), before turning ...
Christopher D. Watkins
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Relationship between Perceived Somatotype and Body Cathexis of College Males
, 1982 The primary purpose of this study was to determine if males grouped according to self-perceived somatotype differ significantly in body concept, while a subordinate purpose was to identify the perceived somatotype response trends of a college male ...
Larry A. Tucker
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Hubungan Somatotype dan Asupan Gizi Makro dengan Kebugaran Jasmani Atlet [PDF]
, 2020 Physical fitness is factor to achieve achievement. Based on data of PPLP West Sumatra in 2018 is 30.6% of athletes included in the category less. Some factors that affect fitness are somatotype and nutritional intake. Somatotypes and balanced nutritional
Dwiyanti, Defriani +4 more
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Physiological Reports, Volume 13, Issue 3, February 2025.Abstract Vitamin D [25(OH)D] is a key nutrient, although its level is often low in the general population. To investigate the relationship between vitamin D levels and muscle performance, and to analyze how vitamin D changes during a 16‐week competitive season and its relationship to the performance tests performed.
Álvaro Miguel‐Ortega +2 more
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Obesity, Volume 33, Issue 1, Page 125-133, January 2025.Abstract Objective We analyzed how anthropometric measures predict cardiometabolic health and how genetic and environmental factors contribute to these associations. Methods Data on 8 indicators of cardiometabolic health, 21 anthropometric measures, and 11 anthropometric indices were available for 216 twin pairs of individuals age 3 to 18 years living ...
Karri Silventoinen +9 more
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Morphofenotypes of constitution in obstetrics
RUDN Journal of Medicine, 2009 The constitution of human and its morphological expression - somatotype is a determining factor in many physical and mental manifestations of human life. Constitution - a combination of morphological and functional characteristics of the organism, formed
K G Tomaeva, S N Gaidukov
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Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2020 The high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) is a method of airway clearance therapy, which helps to restore the drainage function of the bronchial glands, improve the pulmonary function and pulmonary gas exchange in children with cystic fibrosis ...
M. L. Aryayev, D. V. Usenko
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Orthopaedic Surgery, Volume 16, Issue 7, Page 1726-1731, July 2024.With radiographic speculation, the quadriceps angle (Q‐angle) can be used to represent the orientation of components of the quadriceps femoris reasonably. The vastus group is especially more typical. Objectives The orientation of the quadriceps femoris can be represented by the quadriceps angle (Q‐angle) has not yet been approved because of the high ...
Chi‐Chuan Wu
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