scholarly journals Relationship between Sports Experience and Anthropometric Indices and Sport Performance in World Women’s Handball Championship’2009

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (84) ◽  
Author(s):  
Audinga Kniubaitė ◽  
Antanas Skarbalius
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Match Play ◽  
Elite Level ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Ranking Position

Research background and hypothesis. The increasing demand for ever higher top level has meant greater interest and research into the factors which influence performance and sporting achievements.  Handball is a complex sport whereby performance can be analyzed and presented in a variety of ways. We hypothesized that teams with players with higher anthropometric indices  and greater sporting experience had better possibilities in winning a match-play. Research aim was to assess the interaction between players’ height, body mass, body mass index (BMI), age, sports experience and sport performance in the World Women’s Handball Championship’2009 (WWHC’2009). Research methods. The data sets were collected from the IHF website (http//www.ihf.info). We analyzed the height, body mass, body mass index (BMI), sporting experience (international matches played and goals scored) of 390 players as well as their influence on winning points (Pearson’s correlation) and final ranking position (Spearman’s Correlation) of WWHC’2009.Research results. Champions from Russia, the first four seat players and European women players were greater in body size (height, body mass), and sports experience. Discussion and conclusions. Teams composed of players with greater experience had more possibilities to win (r = 0.719; p < 0.001; Y = 0.1571x + 4.9104; r² = 0.5183), but body mass had negative influence (r = 0.317;  Y = 0.5353x – 25.598; r² = 0.1008) as well as BMI (r = –0.3300.; Y = –2.0762x + 57.273; r² = 0.1089). The height of players had moderate influence (r = 0.551; p < 0.001) on wining a match-play. It should be noted that the players in the last elite-level competition (European Women’s Handball Championship’2010) showed the same tendency and were taller and heavier than the players of WWHC’2009.Keywords: Women’s Handball, body mass, height.

scholarly journals The Influence of Anthropometric Indices and Intermediary Determinants of Hypertension in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5646
Author(s):  
Sally Sonia Simmons ◽  
John Elvis Hagan ◽  
Thomas Schack
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Height Ratio ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Waist To Hip Ratio ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio

Hypertension is a major public health burden in Bangladesh. However, studies considering the underlying multifaceted risk factors of this health condition are sparse. The present study concurrently examines anthropometric parameters and intermediary factors influencing hypertension risk in Bangladesh. Using the 2018 World Health Organisation (WHO) STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) study conducted in Bangladesh and involving 8019 nationally representative adult respondents, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the association between anthropometrics, other intermediary factors and hypertension. The regression results were presented using the odds ratio (OR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The risk of hypertension was higher among females and males who were 40 years and older. However, among females, those who were age 60 years and older were more than twice and thrice more likely to be hypertensive compared to those in the younger age groups (18–39, 40–59). Females who were obese (body mass index [BMI], waist to hip ratio [WHR], waist to height ratio [WHtR]) or had high waist circumference [WC] were twice as likely to be hypertensive. Males and females who were physically active, consuming more fruits and vegetables daily and educated had lower odds of developing hypertension. Key findings suggest that the association between anthropometric indices (body mass index [BMI], waist to hip ratio [WHR], waist to height ratio [WHtR]), waist circumference [WC]), other intermediary determinants (e.g., education, physical activity) and hypertension exist across gender and with increasing age among adults in Bangladesh. Developing appropriate public health interventions (e.g., regular assessment of anthropometric parameters) for early identification of the risk and pattern of hypertension through appropriate screening and diagnosis is required to meet the specific health needs of the adult Bangladesh population.

scholarly journals Maternal overweight and its relation with child’s anthropometric indices

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 379-388
Author(s):  
Marcela Martins Soares ◽  
Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol ◽  
Andreia Queiroz Ribeiro ◽  
Patrícia Feliciano Pereira ◽  
Sylvia C. C. Franceschini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Maternal Weight ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Waist To Height Ratio ◽  
Maternal Overweight

Abstract Objectives: to investigate the relation between maternal overweight and child’s anthropometric indices, identifying the interaction with the child's age. Methods: a cross-sectional study with mothers and their children under 2 years old. The mothers’ body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio was calculated. In children, we calculated height/age (H/A), body mass index/age (BMI/A), weight/height (W/H) and weight/age (W/A) indices. The means of the anthropometric indices of children with excess weight and maternal cardiometabolic risk were compared. Mothers and children’s anthropometric indices were correlated. Linear regression models were proposed. We investigated the child's age interaction with anthropometric variables of the dyad. Results: the means of BMI/A and W/H were higher in children of overweight mothers and the means of BMI/A, W/H and W/A were higher when mothers had increased risk for cardiometabolic diseases. There was an association of maternal weight and height with the W/A index; maternal BMI with W/H; maternal height with H/A; maternal weight, BMI and waist circumference with BMI/A. The children's age did not interact with the assessed parameters. Conclusion: children under 2 years of age, whose mothers are overweight, tend to show changes in weight, regardless of age.

Impact of rituximab on anthropometric indices among childhood steroid-dependent nephrotic syndromes

2020 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318019
Author(s):  
Rajiv Sinha ◽  
Sushmita Banerjee ◽  
Anwesha Mukherjee ◽  
Shakil Akhtar ◽  
Subal Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Short Stature ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Retrospective Review ◽  
Anthropometric Parameters ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Steroid Dependent ◽  
Sparing Effect ◽  
Steroid Sparing

BackgroundThere is scarcity of data on impact of rituximab on anthropometrical parameters (weight, height and body mass index i.e. BMI SD score (SDS)) among children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndromes (SDNS).MethodsMulticentre retrospective review.Results102 children with SDNS (male: 63%; n=64), median age 7 (IQR: 4.3–9.6) years, received a total of 217 rituximab infusions (total 110 cycles). At median follow-up of 2.1 (IQR: 1.3–2.8) years, 58 (57%) children were off steroids and a significant fall in steroid threshold for relapse was noted (median 0.6; IQR 0.4–0.9 to median 0.3; IQR 0.12 - 0.5 mg/kg/alternate day, p=0.005). Anthropometric parameters (BMI SDS: 0.92±1.8 to 0.25±1.47, p=0.003; weight SDS: 0.20±1.6 to −0.11±1.3, p=0.01; and height SDS: −0.93±1.88 to −0.45±1.54, p=0.04) as well as obesity (38% to 20%, p=0.003) and short stature (11% to 3%, p=0.02) improved. Results remained significant even when analysis was restricted to children ≤12 years (n=88), (BMI SDS: 0.97±1.98 to 0.25±1.5, p=0.001; weight SDS: 0.33±1.6 to 0.02±1.2, p=0.01; and height SDS: −0.67±1.84 to −0.186±1.42, p=0.001).ConclusionsUse of rituximab resulted in significant steroid sparing effect with an improvement in both growth and obesity parameters.

scholarly journals Anthropometric Indices and Some Aspects of Physical Fitness in Croatian Adolescents by Gender

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2582
Author(s):  
Martin Zvonar ◽  
Mario Kasović ◽  
Lovro Štefan
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Long Jump

Background. The main purpose of this study was to explore the body-mass index and waist circumference associated with physical fitness by gender. Methods. In this cross-sectional study, we included 1036 adolescents (55.4% girls) from eight randomly selected secondary schools within the city of Zagreb (Croatia). Body-mass index and waist circumference were objectively measured. Physical fitness included three tests: (1) 1 min sit-ups, (2) standing long jump and (3) a sit-and-reach test. Associations were calculated using linear regression models. Results. Boys had higher body-mass index and waist circumference values, compared to girls (p < 0.001). They also performed better in 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump tests (p < 0.001), while girls obtained higher values in the sit-and-reach test (p < 0.001). In boys, body-mass index and waist circumference were associated with 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump. In girls, waist circumference was also associated with 1 min sit-ups and the standing long jump, while body-mass index was only associated with this standing long jump. Conclusions. Our study shows that anthropometric indices have non-linear associations with physical fitness tests in a large sample of Croatian adolescents. Screening for thinness and obesity to predict the level of physical fitness should be of a great interest.

scholarly journals Association of Physical Fitness Performance Tests and Anthropometric Indices in Taiwanese Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Hung Chen ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Cheng-Wei Wang ◽  
Hui-Fei Yang ◽  
Wan-Ting Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Central Obesity ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Step Test ◽  
Performance Tests ◽  
Muscular Endurance ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cardiorespiratory Endurance

BackgroundThe association between physical fitness performance tests and anthropometric indices is not clear. The study aims to explore the association between physical fitness performance and anthropometric indices in Taiwanese community-dwelling adults. This may help in monitoring anthropometric indices to improve physical fitness.MethodsWe recruited 2216 participants aged 23–64 years between 2014 and 2017. Physical fitness performance, including abdominal muscular endurance (60-s sit-up test), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and cardiorespiratory endurance (3-min step test), was evaluated in all participants. The association of the physical fitness performance and anthropometric indices, including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), was analyzed using linear regression, with adjustments for age and gender.ResultsBody mass index was negatively associated with abdominal muscular endurance (p &lt; 0.001) and cardiorespiratory endurance (p &lt; 0.001). Neither BMI, WC, WHR, nor WHtR were significantly associated with flexibility. Abdominal muscle endurance, flexibility, and cardiorespiratory endurance were significantly lower in obese participants when obesity was defined using a BMI of ≥27, 30, and 35 kg/m2. Participants with central obesity that was defined as WC ≥ 90 cm in men and 80 cm in women and WHtR ≥ 0.6 had lower abdominal muscular endurance than those without central obesity.ConclusionBody mass index is associated with abdominal muscular endurance and cardiorespiratory endurance in a reverse J-shaped manner. None of the anthropometric indices are significantly associated with flexibility. Obesity defined by BMI is linked to worse physical fitness performance and obesity defined using WHtR is linked to lower abdominal muscular endurance in Taiwanese community-dwelling adults.

scholarly journals Gut microbiome meta-analysis reveals dysbiosis is independent of body mass index in predicting risk of obesity-associated CRC

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000247 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Leigh Greathouse ◽  
James Robert White ◽  
R Noah Padgett ◽  
Brittany G Perrotta ◽  
Gregory D Jenkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
16S Rrna ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Alpha Diversity ◽  
Variable Region ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Random Forest Classification ◽  
Microbial Dysbiosis ◽  
Forest Classification

ObjectiveObesity is a risk factor for colorectal cancer (CRC), accounting for more than 14% of CRC incidence. Microbial dysbiosis and chronic inflammation are common characteristics in both obesity and CRC. Human and murine studies, together, demonstrate the significant impact of the microbiome in governing energy metabolism and CRC development; yet, little is understood about the contribution of the microbiome to development of obesity-associated CRC as compared to individuals who are not obese.DesignIn this study, we conducted a meta-analysis using five publicly available stool and tissue-based 16S rRNA and whole genome sequencing (WGS) data sets of CRC microbiome studies. High-resolution analysis was employed for 16S rRNA data, which allowed us to achieve species-level information to compare with WGS. ResultsCharacterisation of the confounders between studies, 16S rRNA variable region and sequencing method did not reveal any significant effect on alpha diversity in CRC prediction. Both 16S rRNA and WGS were equally variable in their ability to predict CRC. Results from diversity analysis confirmed lower diversity in obese individuals without CRC; however, no universal differences were found in diversity between obese and non-obese individuals with CRC. When examining taxonomic differences, the probability of being classified as CRC did not change significantly in obese individuals for all taxa tested. However, random forest classification was able to distinguish CRC and non-CRC stool when body mass index was added to the model.ConclusionOverall, microbial dysbiosis was not a significant factor in explaining the higher risk of colon cancer among individuals with obesity.

scholarly journals Body Mass Index Is Better than Other Anthropometric Indices for Identifying Dyslipidemia in Chinese Children with Obesity

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e0149392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanna Zhu ◽  
Zixian Shao ◽  
Jin Jing ◽  
Jun Ma ◽  
Yajun Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Chinese Children ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Better Than

scholarly journals Body mass index, shift work and food consumption: what relationship?

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolina Morgado ◽  
João Lima
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
The Body ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Work Schedule ◽  
Shift Workers ◽  
Increased Risk

Abstract Background A significant percentage of the population is working on shift work and according to several studies this type of work schedule has been associated with an increased risk of developing some pathologies, such as obesity, which are one of the biggest mortality causes in the world. To understand if the shift work has a negative influence on the workers' diet and if it affects the Body Mass Index. Methods Observational and cross-sectional research was conducted, through an online survey designed for this purpose, including fruit and vegetables consumption, sociodemographic characteristics, shift work schedule, sleep hours and reported values of weight and height. The study was ethical approval and statistical analysis was performed using the IBM SPSS Statistics software. A critical significance level of 5% was considered. Results 145 workers were evaluated with an average age of 35.90 ± 10.92 years and an average Body Mass Index of 25.12 ± 4.54 kg/m2, 76.6% were female. 51.7% of the individuals worked on shift work. Body Mass Index of shift workers is higher than Body Mass Index day shift workers (P = 0.001), and they sleep, on average, less hours than day workers. No differences was observed related to fruit and vegetables consumptions. Shift workers reported to have higher difficult to management food intake when compared with day workers (P &lt; 0.001). Conclusions Shift work seems to have a negative influence on the workers' sleep and in Body Mass Index. This study is important to develop, in the future, individualized strategies, for these workers

scholarly journals Relationship between Anthropometric indices, serum Leptin and Respiratory function in Myanmar male adult subjects

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Thurein Zaw ◽  
Zarchi Theint-Theint Hlaing ◽  
Mya Thanda Sein
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Respiratory Function ◽  
Obese Group ◽  
Function Parameter ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Serum Leptin

Background: The role of leptin in respiratory function has been studied in specific respiratory disease. A little is known about the association of serum leptin level and respiratory function parameter in healthy subjects. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between anthropometric indices, serum leptin and respiratory function in Myanmar male adult subjects Material and Methods: A community- based cross-sectional comparative study was carried out in 101 apparently healthy male adult subjects of age 18-45 years. All participants were categorized by anthropometric indices into non- obese (body mass index: BMI < 25 Kg/m2 and obese subjects (BMI > 30 Kg/m2). Differences in respiratory function parameter and serum leptin level were compared across the group. Spirobank II spirometer was used to measure respiratory function (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEFR and FEF25-75%). Serum leptin level was investigated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The percentage of predicted value of all respiratory function parameters of obese group was significantly lower than that of non-obese group (p <0.05). All respiratory function parameters were significantly and negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC). Median and interquartile range of serum leptin level in the obese group was 5.8(3.5-9.1) ng/mL and it was significantly higher than that of non-obese group [1.9(1.1-3.1) ng/mL, p <0.001]. Serum leptin level was significantly and negatively correlated with respiratory function parameters (FVC, FEV1/FVC, PEF and FEF25-75%). Conclusion: Respiratory function declined with increasing anthropometric indices might be due to increased serum leptin level considered as systemic inflammatory effect of body.

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