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4 . 2015

Body mass index and other anthropometric parameters of the physical state in relation with age and individual-typological specific of women constitution

Abstract

The physical state of body construction of 651 practically health women 20–55 years old were studied by using a complex of anthropometric and bioelectric methods (conditional norm, slavonians, inhabitants of Moscow region). The leptosome constitutional group was established in 152 cases (23.3%), mesosome group was exposes in 259 cases (39.8%), megalosome group was revealed in 189 cases (29.0%) and indeterminate group was fixed in 78 cases (8.0%). Women of mesoplastic somatotype were established in 26.9%, sthenoplastic somatotype – in 16.7%, picnic somatotype – in 13.7%, subathletic somatorype – in 11.5%, euriplastic somatotype – in 12.3%, athletic somatotype – in 5.2% and asthenic somatotype – in 1.7%. Sizes and weight parameters were depending on type of women body construction. Norm of body mass index for asthenic women was fixed as 16.9; for sthenoplastic somatotype – 20.3; for athletic somatotype – 23.1; for subathletic somatotype – 24.2; for mesoplastic somatotype – 24.6; for euriplastic somatotype – 24.7; for picnic somatotype – 26.2. The length of women body was varied from 158.2±0.5 (152.0–165.0) cm for sthenoplastic somatotype and 159.6±0.4 (152.0–164.8) cm for mesoplastic somatotype to 169.4±1.7 (162.2–187.4) cm for athletic somatotype. Body weight was also in correspondence with type of constitution. It was 47.8±0.6 (44.2–54.6) kg for asthenic somatotype, 50.6±0.4 (42.6–54.2) kg for sthenoplastic somatotype, 62.2±0.2 (56.3–64.9) kg for mesoplastic somatotype, 68.6±0.7 (64.5–82.7) kg for picnic somatotype, 66.2±1.0 (62.0–76.5) kg for athletic somatotype, 68.2±1.0 (63.4–76.5) kg for subathletic somatotype and 75.0±1.0 (68.4–92.5) kg for euriplastic somatotype. Mass of bone component was minimal for women of picnic somatotype (6.4±0.1 kg) as well as asthenic somatotype (7.3±0.3 kg) and maximal for subathletic (9.3±0.1 kg) and euriplastic (9.4±0.1 kg) somatotypes. Skeletal muscles mass was varied from 18.7±0.4 kg (asthenic somatotype) to 30.2±0.4 kg (athletic somatotype). Fat tissue mass was varied from 7.0±0.2 kg (asthenic somatotype) to 32.2±0.2 kg (euriplastic somatotype). There were established intercommunications between women constitutional characteristics and pecualiarities of their body construction.

Keywords:anthropometria, somatotype, physical state, mature age, women, body mass index, body dimensios, bone mass, fat tissue mass, skeletal muscles mass

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Viktor A. Tutelyan
Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Scientific Director of the Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety (Moscow, Russia)

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