Anthropometric profiles of Filipino badminton collegiate players

作者：Kim Mihyun; Cruz Angelita B; Kim Hyun Duck^*

来源：Asia Life Sciences, 2013, 22(2): 635-640.

• badminton players
• Filipinos
• anthropometric profiles
• waist-to-hip ratio
• WHR
• skinfold thickness
• body mass index
• BMI

The objective of this study was to analyze the anthropometric measurements of Filipino collegiate players. Fifty badminton collegiate players (Female n = 27, mean (SD) age 17.07 (1.35); Male n = 23, mean age 18.43 (2.00) years) were assessed on anthropometric variables: stature, body mass and skinfold thickness. Results showed that female players had lower BMI (Body Mass Index) and higher sum of skinfolds compared to males. Waist-to hip ratio (WHR) scores of males and females were similar, but WHR score of females was 0.83, which is a measure of abdominal adiposity. It is a concern that female players appear to have more fat than normally found in badminton players. Aside from additional aerobic workout in the female players%26apos; conditioning program, proper nutritional assistance is suggested.

• 出版日期2013-12