Relación entre las características antropométricas, composición corporal y capacidad física en estudiantes de la comuna de Quintero, Chile

Translated title of the contribution: Relationship between anthropometric characteristics, body composition and physical capacity in students from the Quintero commune, Chile

Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, Josivaldo de Souza Lima, Juan Pablo Zavala-Crichton, Arturo Prat-Lopicich, Sam Hernández-Jaña, Jorge Olivares-Arancibia

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the level of relationship between anthropometric characteristics, body composition, and physical capacities in schoolchildren from the Quintero commune. 135 students aged 11.07 ± 2.3 years participated in the research.Anthropometric variables were measured using the ISAK protocol.The BMI weight / height2, fat percentage with the Slaughter formula, and the conicity index with the Valdez formula. An adaptation of the EUROFIT® battery was used to measure physical capacities. The variables were correlated and associated with Pearson’s R test and R2 through a linear regression model.The significance level was set at p <0.05.The results show a significant relationship between the variables of body composition with the abdominal test (p <.001), flexibility (p = 0.019), horizontal jump (p <.001), 20 meters flat (p <.001), push-ups (p <.001), Vo2máx (p <.001), handgrip strength in dominant hand (p <.001) and non-dominant hand (p <.001). The percentage of fat mass is the variable that has the highest level of relationship with physical capacities.

Translated title of the contributionRelationship between anthropometric characteristics, body composition and physical capacity in students from the Quintero commune, Chile
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)1113-1120
Number of pages8
JournalRetos
Volume44
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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