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Comparison of Somatotypic components of Czech and Portuguese male and female students of Physical Education

BERNACIKOVÁ, Martina and Jana STARÁ

Basic information

Original name

Comparison of Somatotypic components of Czech and Portuguese male and female students of Physical Education

Authors

BERNACIKOVÁ, Martina (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Jana STARÁ (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

The Biomedical Basis of Elite Performance, 2012

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Field of Study

Sport and leisure time activities

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/12:00059680

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Keywords in English

Somatotype; Body Compositon; Endomorphy; Mesomorphy; Ectomorphy

Tags

Změněno: 12/4/2013 11:56, Mgr. Eva Špillingová

Abstract

V originále

The aim of this study was to achieve a somatotypological comparison of male and female Physical Education students. Physical parameters of 246 students were measured using standardized anthropometrical methods and somatotypes were counted in line with the Heath-Carter Somatotype Method. It was proved that Portuguese male and female students differ from Czech ones even in basic parameters – body mass, height and BMI. The comparison of somatotypological components approved our assumptions – Portuguese male and female students have generally more developed endomorphic component and less developed mesomorphic component than Czech students. The assumption about ectomorphy was proved only in case of male students – Portuguese male students have less developed ectomorphic component than Czech male students. Female students acquired opposite values – Portuguese female students have more developed ectomorphic component than Czech female students.