The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male
youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina

J 2017

The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina

GRASGRUBER, Pavel; Stevo POPOVIČ; Dominik BOKŮVKA; Ivan DAVIDOVIC; Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Autoři

GRASGRUBER, Pavel; Stevo POPOVIČ; Dominik BOKŮVKA; Ivan DAVIDOVIC; Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ; Pavlína INGROVÁ; Predrag POTPARA; Stipan PRCE a Nikola STRAČÁROVÁ

Vydání

Royal Society Open Science, Velká Británie, Royal Society, 2017, 2054-5703

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

30306 Sport and fitness sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Full Text

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.504

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14510/17:00096711

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sportovních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161054

UT WoS

000400527200021

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85018634151

Klíčová slova anglicky

Bosnia and Herzegovina;Dinaric Alps;height;genetics;nutrition;

Štítky

14314070, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 2. 1. 2020 16:09, Mgr. Marie Novosadová Šípková, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The aim of this anthropometric survey, conducted between 2015 and 2016 in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), was to map local geographical differences in male stature and some other anthropometric characteristics (sitting height, arm span). In addition, to investigate the main environmental factors influencing physical growth, the documented values of height would be compared with available nutritional and socioeconomic statistics. Anthropometric data were collected in 3192 boys aged approximately 18.3 years (17–20 years), from 97 schools in 37 towns. When corrected for population size in the examined regions, the average height of young males in BiH is 181.2cm (181.4cm in the Bosniak-Croat Federation, 180.9cm in Republika Srpska). The regional variation is considerable—from 179.7cm in the region of Doboj to 184.5cm in the region of Trebinje. These results fill a long-term gap in the anthropological research of the Western Balkans and confirm older reports that the population of the Dinaric Alps is distinguished by extraordinary physical stature. Together with the Dutch, Montenegrins and Dalmatians, men from Herzegovina (183.4cm) can be regarded as the tallest in the world. Because both nutritional standards and socioeconomic conditions are still deeply suboptimal, the most likely explanation of this exceptional height lies in specific genetic factors associated with the spread of Y haplogroup I-M170. The genetic potential for height in this region could then be the greatest in the world. Future studies should further elucidate the roots of this intriguing phenomenon, which touches an important aspect of human biodiversity.

Citovat

GRASGRUBER, Pavel; Stevo POPOVIČ; Dominik BOKŮVKA; Ivan DAVIDOVIC; Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ; Pavlína INGROVÁ; Predrag POTPARA; Stipan PRCE a Nikola STRAČÁROVÁ. The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Royal Society Open Science. Velká Británie: Royal Society, 2017, roč. 2017, č. 2017, s. nestránkováno, 17 s. ISSN 2054-5703. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161054.

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GRASGRUBER, Pavel; Stevo POPOVIČ; Dominik BOKŮVKA; Ivan DAVIDOVIC; Sylva HŘEBÍČKOVÁ; Pavlína INGROVÁ; Predrag POTPARA; Stipan PRCE a Nikola STRAČÁROVÁ. The mountains of giants: an anthropometric survey of male youths in Bosnia and Herzegovina. \textit{Royal Society Open Science}. Velká Británie: Royal Society, 2017, roč.~2017, č.~2017, s.~nestránkováno, 17 s. ISSN~2054-5703. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161054.

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