scholarly journals Anthropometric Characteristics of Kosovo Superleague Footballers

Sport Mont ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Anthropometric Characteristics

Healthy PNPLA3 Risk Allele Carriers Present with Unexpected Body Fat Composition. A Study of One ousand Subjects

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kempinska-Podhorodecka ◽  
Marcin Krawczyk ◽  
Marta Klak ◽  
Malgorzata Blatkiewicz ◽  
Frank Lammert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Fatty Liver Disease ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
The Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
The Common ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Introduction: The common PNPLA3 (adiponutrin) variant p.I148M represents a major genetic driver of progression in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is commonly associated with traits of the metabolic syndrome, therefore it is mostly suspected in obese individuals. Here, we investigate the association between the PNPLA3 variant and anthropometric traits in a cohort of healthy individuals.Patients and methods: We recruited 1,000 (500 females; age 18 - 66 years) healthy blood donors. The PNPLA3 variant was genotyped using TaqMan assays. All individuals were phenotyped with respect to anthropometric characteristics. We also determined the percentage of total fat (F%) and active tissue (TA%) of body weight.Results: Healthy carriers of the PNPLA3 [IM] and [MM] genotypes, although not differing in height from individuals with the genotype [II], displayed significantly lower body weight and lower BMI (both P = 0.005), higher TA% (P = 0.03) but lower F% (P = 0.03) and smaller waist, chest and shin circumferences (all P < 0.05). Separate analysis for males and females demonstrated an association between the [IM] and [MM] genotypes and higher TA% but lower F% (P = 0.04) in females. In males, BMI and total weight were significantly (P = 0.04) lower among carriers of the [M] allele.Discussion: Healthy individuals carrying the prosteatotic PNPLA3 allele p.I48M may be leaner as compared to the carriers of the common allele. Hence in clinical practice they might be overlooked since they do not necessarily present with the anthropometric characteristics commonly associated with severe hepatic steatosis.Abbreviations: ATX - autotaxin; BMI - body mass index; F% - total fat of body weight in %; Fkg - total fat of body weight in kilograms; GWAS - genome-wide association study; LPA - lysophosphatidic acid; NAFLD, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; NASH - non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; PA - phosphatidic acid; PNPLA3-patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 3 (adiponutrin); TA% - active tissue of body weight in %; TAkg - active tissue of body weight in kilograms; WHR - waist-to-hip ratio.

ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF MALAYSIAN COMPETITIVE POWERLIFTERS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-55
Author(s):  
Mohamad Shariff A Hamid ◽  
Sazlina-Shariff Ghazali ◽  
Samihah Abdul Karim
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics

Influence of FTO (Fat mass and obesity) gene and parental obesity on Brazilian children and adolescents adiposity

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 975-982
Author(s):  
Pâmela Ferreira Todendi ◽  
J. Alfredo Martínez ◽  
Cézane P. Reuter ◽  
Elisa I. Klinger ◽  
Marilu Fiegenbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Plasma Glucose Level ◽  
Genetic Variant ◽  
Body Fat Percentage ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Fto Gene ◽  
Obese Mother ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Fto Rs9939609

AbstractObjectivesEvaluate the influence of the genetic variant rs9939609 of the FTO gene on anthropometric characteristics and whether parental obesity is related to children and adolescents being overweight.MethodsA total of 2,364 children and adolescents between 6 and 17 years old were genotyped and the lipid profile, plasma glucose level, and anthropometric characteristics were measured to assess adiposity.ResultsThe AA genotype (risk) was associated with higher body mass index (BMI Z-score; p = 0.006), waist circumference (WC; p = 0.001), and triglycerides (p = 0.033). The association of the participants’ adiposity characteristics with the parents’ BMI and FTO genotypes showed an association of the BMI Z-score when either the mother or father was overweight or obese (p = 0.028 and p = 0.029). In the overweight or obese father/eutrophic mother, we also observe an association of FTO rs9939609 with WC (p = 0.039). The effect of these variables on the risk of obesity was also tested: overweight or obese mother (OR = 1.82, p = 0.041), overweight and obese parents (OR = 3.09, p < 0.0001), and FTO rs9939609 AA genotype (OR = 2.08, p = 0.0004) were associated. With regard to altered WC and high body fat percentage (BF%), either overweight or obese parents (OR = 2.39, p < 0.0001; OR = 1.92, p < 0.002) showed an association. The FTO rs9939609 AA genotype (OR = 1.99, p = 0.0002) was associated with altered WC.ConclusionsThe results show that parental weight also contributes to obesity and may interact with the FTO genetic make-up.

scholarly journals Validity of Recreational Marathon Runners’ Self-Reported Anthropometric Data

2020 ◽  
Vol 127 (6) ◽  
pp. 1068-1078
Author(s):  
Pantelis T. Nikolaidis ◽  
Beat Knechtle
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Marathon Runners ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
Large Samples ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Recreational Runners

While studies on large samples of recreational runners have often relied on participants’ self-reported height and body mass, the validity of these data have not been investigated for this population. Hence, this study sought to examine the validity of self-reported anthropometric measures among recreational marathon runners. Female ( n = 32) and male ( n = 135) recreational marathon runners were requested to estimate their body mass and height (and we calculated their self-reported body mass index [BMI]), after which we took actual measures of their body mass and height and calculated their actual BMI. Participants’ self-reported values underestimated their actual body mass by 0.65 kg ( p < .001, η2 = 0.222) and their actual BMI by 0.35 kg ⋅ m−2 ( p < .001, η2 = 0.245). There was a significant Assessment Method × Sex Interaction for both body mass ( p = .019, η2 = 0.033) and BMI ( p = .017, η2 = 0.034), as women underestimated body mass values more than men. Participants overestimated their height by 0.44 cm ( p < .001, η2 = 0.075), but the interaction of sex and assessment method for height was not statistically significant. Underestimates of body mass correlated with marathon racing speed ( r = .24, p = .006) and body fat percentage ( r = −.29, p = .001) in men, but not in women ( p > .05). The disagreement between self-reported and measured anthropometric data in the present sample was lower than has been previously reported for the general population, suggesting that marathon runners may more accurately self-perceive and/or report their anthropometric characteristics. These findings are of practical value for health professionals and researchers (e.g., nutritionists and exercise physiologists) questionnaires to recreational marathon runners.

scholarly journals Poor maternal anthropometric characteristics and newborns' birth weight and length: a cross-sectional study in Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-77
Author(s):  
Sètondji G R Padonou ◽  
Badirou Aguemon ◽  
Gilles M A Bognon ◽  
Nicole E Houessou ◽  
Georgia Damien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics

scholarly journals Anthropometric characteristics of healthy Italian nonagenarians and centenarians

1997 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ravaglia ◽  
Pietro Morini ◽  
Paola Forti ◽  
Fabiola Maioli ◽  
Federica Boschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Fat Mass ◽  
Nutritional Assessment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Old People ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Anthropometric Characteristics ◽  
Successive Generations ◽  
British People

Available anthropometric reference values for elderly people do not include specific norms for over-90-year-old subjects despite their increasing number. In the present study, weight, height and a number of anthropometric variables related to body muscle and fat mass were collected from fifty-seven nonagenarian and forty-one centenarian healthy, non-institutionalized subjects living in an Italian area. Recumbent anthropometry was used to avoid errors associated with impaired mobility. Nonagenarians and centenarian men were taller and heavier than women of corresponding age and had a greater amount of muscle and trunk fat, whereas women showed a marked peripheral adipose distribution. Anthropometric values of both age-groups were generally lower than published norms for 70–89-year-old American and European elderly people. However, differences were less marked when comparing Italian nonagenarians and centenarians with French and British people aged 85 years and over than when comparing Italian subjects with American octogenarians and younger European elderly people. Taken together these findings suggest a dramatic loss of muscle and fat mass in over-90-year-old subjects with respect to younger elderly people. However, changes between successive generations and geographical influences cannot be excluded. The need for local and age-specific norms in nutritional assessment of over-90-year-old people is emphasized. It is also suggested that current anthropometric indices may not be reliable when evaluating the oldest elderly subjects.

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