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Łukasz Kryst

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ID4182702
NAMEŁukasz Kryst
GIVEN NAMESŁukasz
FAMILY NAMEKryst
SIGNATUREKRYST Ł
AFFILIATIONSUniversity School of Physical Education in Kraków
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS26
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT26
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3
  • Limits of adaptation. Pain thresholds and tolerance in alpinists under environmental stress – exploratory analysis

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Julia Badzińska et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Human responses to pain and sensory stimuli are shaped by both biological constitution and long-term exposure to environmental stressors. Extreme environments such as high altitude, cold, heat and intensive physical effort represent strong selective and adaptive pressures. Alpinists constitute a unique group with repeated exposure to hypoxia, thermal stress and sustained physical load, which may influence sensory perception and pain r…

  • Body, media or activity: What shapes contemporary body image?

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Despite the growing number of studies on body image, few have simultaneously examined anthropometric parameters, psychological factors, and the influence of social media within a single integrative framework. Existing research rarely captures the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and socio-cultural determinants of body perception. This gap highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches that provide a more comp…

  • Body composition characteristics as the moderators of pain thresholds changes in different thermo-climatic conditions

    Open Access•Łukasz Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Pain perception (PP) is a complex human trait shaped by biological characteristics and environmental conditions. From an anthropological perspective, variability in pain sensitivity reflects interactions between body build, physiological regulation and external stressors (e.g. hypoxia, thermal extremes). Body composition influences thermoregulation and metabolic processes and may therefore contribute to individual differences in senso…

  • How to stand out: Artificial skull deformities in various populations – A systematic review

    Open Access•Weronika Bogusz, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: The consequences of artificial cranial modification extend beyond aesthetic and social dimensions, encompassing significant biological effects. Intentional cranial deformation leads to measurable alterations in cranial morphology and vascular architecture. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate structural and morphological changes resulting from altered cranial growth patterns, as well as their potential impact on the…

  • The Relationship Between Biological Age and Emotional Intelligence in Young Swimmers

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•American Journal of Human Biology•2026

    The study focused on analyzing the relationship between age, biological age and results on the Popular Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (PIKE) in participants of different age groups. Key findings include significant correlations between age and emotional intelligence, particularly in the context of controlling one's own emotions (KON) and accepting, expressing and using one's emotions in action (AKC)

  • Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during Covid-19 pandemic

    P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2025•Cited by: 1

    test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from t…

  • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Open Access•Nowell H Phelps, Rosie Singleton et al.•ARTICLE•The Lancet•2024

    BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…

  • Magnitude and pace of secular trends of body proportions among young adults with different place of origin, between 2001 and 2019

    Andrzej Lewandowski, Zuzanna Piekorz et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2024

    The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence and pace of secular trends regarding body proportions among young adults representing different place of origin, studying in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The data constituted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 1,199 young adults (340 male and 859 female) performed between 2001 and 2019. Selected body build parameters were measured and the following indices were calculated on their basis: up…

  • Secular changes of foot dimensions among children and adolescents (3-18 years of age)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in the foot dimensions in children and adolescents (3-18 years of age) from Krakow (Poland), between the years 2010 and 2020. The examined group of children and adolescents (3-18-year olds) took part in two cross-sectional surveys carried out in 2010 and 2020. The cohort examined in 2010 consisted of 1,989 females and 1,893 males and the 2020 series included 1,702 females and 1,584 males. Body h…

  • Intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents from Poland from 1938 to 2020

    Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    Changes in the environment in which a particular population develops, including socio-economic factors, can influence craniofacial dimensions over time. The study aimed to investigate intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents (16-18 years of age) from Kraków, Poland. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of four cohorts (years 1938, 1950, 2007 and 2020) of adolescents aged 16-18. Analysed charac…

  • Time trends (2010-2020) in skinfolds thickness in children and adolescents, with different BMI status, from Kraków (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023•Cited by: 2

    There was a tendency towards normal weight obesity, particularly excess abdominal adiposity, among the 2020 cohort. These findings further suggest that using only the BMI, without taking into consideration tissue composition of the body, may result in misclassification of children and adolescents with high adiposity as normal-weight.

  • Skeletal and muscular robustness and physical fitness of Polish children and adolescents (3-18 years) with normal weight and overweight/obesity

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2022

    Individuals with excess body mass are usually characterised by a more robust skeleton and greater muscle mass than their leaner counterparts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the skeletal robustness, bone and muscle mass as well as physical fitness of Polish children and adolescents with and without excess body mass. The study group consisted of 3292 individuals (1705 girls and 1587 boys). Body height, mass, triceps skinfold, humerus, femur …

  • Body fat percentage estimation in children – searching for the most accurate equation

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•HOMO•2021

    The most useful equation to estimate the body fat percentage in the population of 7-16-year olds from Kraków (Poland) differed between the sexes. For boys, it was Ripka 3-skinfold equation, while for girls it was the equation developed by Siri.

  • Biological Age in Relation to Somatic, Physiological, and Swimming Kinematic Indices as Predictors of 100 m Front Crawl Performance in Young Female Swimmers

    Open Access•Kamil Sokołowski, Marek Strzała et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    Results confirmed a significant role of biological maturation mediation on body composition and body size, ventilatory indices, and specific strength indices. BA was not a significant mediation factor influencing the swimming kinematics ( SL, SI ) and speeds of VAT, VRCP or VV ̇O2 max, which were strong predictors of the 100 m race

  • Sexual dimorphism of body proportions and composition among 16–19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2021•Cited by: 1

    The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual dimorphism of body proportions and body composition among 16-19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland). The study group consisted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 2008 youths (16-19-year-olds). 1098 of them came from Kolkata (India) and 910 from Kraków (Poland). For each of the analyzed anthropometric characteristics, the index of sexual dimorphism was calcu…

  • BMI and adiposity based approach to obesity: The need for ethnic specificity. A reply to Kapoor et al . (2019)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The ethnicity of the studied group is one of the key characteristics that should be taken into consideration when analysing the problem of overweight and obesity. It is especially crucial in populations of countries such as India, where the proportion of the fat to lean mass and general adiposity are significantly different from those observed among Europeans. This can cause a higher risk of various metabolic-related diseases to appear at relativ…

  • Anthropometric variations in different BMI and adiposity levels among children, adolescents and young adults in Kolkata, India

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The objective of the study was to analyse selected anthropometric features of children, adolescents and young adults from middle-class families in Kolkata, India, by BMI and adiposity categories. Standardized anthropometric measurements of 4194 individuals (1999 male and 2195 female) aged 7–21 were carried out between the years 2005 and 2011. The results were compared by BMI and adiposity categories. Statistical significance was assessed using tw…

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1952 to 2011 in children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2018•Cited by: 4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of the selected body proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India). The analysis was based on anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children (4222 boys and 3266 girls), aged 7-19, from the middle-class families. The cohorts from 1952-66 and 1999-2011, as well as series of boys from 1982-83, were compared in terms of body height, subischial leg length, biac…

  • Secular Changes in Birth Weights and Women’s Body Size in Kraków and Poznań (Poland) During the Last Century

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2017

    Changing socioeconomic conditions over the last century have left their mark on neonatal size and final body size of individuals born in those days. The main aim of this study was to investigate how the historical, political and economic changes occurring from the late 19th century to the 2000s have affected the birth weight of newborns. Additionally, changes in weight and body height in the case of young women (potential mothers) were analysed. …

  • Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 7-11 years from Poznań (Poland)

    Inez Bilińska, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2017

    The epidemic of obesity, which is one of the most important public health problems, appeared paradoxically as a result of improving living conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the effects on overweight/obesity prevalence of the primary-school-based intervention program. The group of 5,293 children (7-11 year-olds) from Poznań (Poland) was divided into two subgroups: experimental and control one. The research group was participating …

  • Sex differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity, and in extent of overweight index, in children and adolescents (3–18 years) from Kraków, Poland in 1983, 2000 and 2010

    Open Access•M Kowal, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•Public Health Nutrition•2016

    Objective The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is now an important health problem. This fact, however, does not reflect the scale of the problem. The aim of the present study was to find how much the BMI threshold was exceeded in a population from Kraków. Design The study was based on three cross-sectional surveys conducted in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated based on the In…

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1983 to 2010 in children and adolescents from Kraków (Poland)

    Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Toshiyuki Suzuki et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 5

    The aim of the study was to assess changes in body proportions and the rate of growth in boys and girls from the population of Kraków (Poland) in the years 1983-2010. The children and adolescents analyzed in this study were included in three cross-sectional surveys conducted in Kraków in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The sample sizes were the following: 3,214 boys and 3,250 girls in 1983, 2,381 boys and 2,096 girls in 2000, 1,889 boys and 1,989 girls in 2…

  • Abdominal obesity screening tools in the aspects of secular trend

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 4

    The growing number of children suffering from abdominal obesity has resulted in a search for a cheap and reliable method for their detection. The aim of the study was to identify whether the measurements and indicators used to assess this type of obesity are equally suitable for this purpose for each population, and additionally to investigate intergenerational changes in measurements and indicators used to determine the prevalence of abdominal o…

  • Physical fitness of overweight and underweight preschool children from southern Poland

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 1

    The main aim of this study was to assess differences in the level of physical fitness between children of preschool age with different BMI, as overweight and obesity are an increasing problem even in this age group. The study group consisted of 3,945 children aged 4 to 6 years living in southern Poland. Analysis included the results of body height and weight measurements (from which BMI was calculated) and motor skills tests: sit-and-reach test, …

  • Secular Trends in Body Composition and Frequency of Overweight and Obesity in Boys Aged 3–18 From Krakow, Poland, Within the Last 30 Years (From 1983 to 2010)

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2013

    The aim of this study was to examine the changes in body composition (fatness and muscle and bone mass) and BMI in three cohorts of boys living in Krakow, Poland, over the last 30 years, and to assess how overweight and obesity frequencies have developed over the period. The anthropological survey was conducted in 2010, and comprised 1863 boys from Krakow aged 3–18 years. The analysis compared the latest measurements of selected skinfold thicknes…

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  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1983 to 2010 in children and adolescents from Kraków (Poland)

    Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Toshiyuki Suzuki et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 5

    The aim of the study was to assess changes in body proportions and the rate of growth in boys and girls from the population of Kraków (Poland) in the years 1983-2010. The children and adolescents analyzed in this study were included in three cross-sectional surveys conducted in Kraków in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The sample sizes were the following: 3,214 boys and 3,250 girls in 1983, 2,381 boys and 2,096 girls in 2000, 1,889 boys and 1,989 girls in 2…

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1952 to 2011 in children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2018•Cited by: 4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of the selected body proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India). The analysis was based on anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children (4222 boys and 3266 girls), aged 7-19, from the middle-class families. The cohorts from 1952-66 and 1999-2011, as well as series of boys from 1982-83, were compared in terms of body height, subischial leg length, biac…

  • Abdominal obesity screening tools in the aspects of secular trend

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 4

    The growing number of children suffering from abdominal obesity has resulted in a search for a cheap and reliable method for their detection. The aim of the study was to identify whether the measurements and indicators used to assess this type of obesity are equally suitable for this purpose for each population, and additionally to investigate intergenerational changes in measurements and indicators used to determine the prevalence of abdominal o…

  • Time trends (2010-2020) in skinfolds thickness in children and adolescents, with different BMI status, from Kraków (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023•Cited by: 2

    There was a tendency towards normal weight obesity, particularly excess abdominal adiposity, among the 2020 cohort. These findings further suggest that using only the BMI, without taking into consideration tissue composition of the body, may result in misclassification of children and adolescents with high adiposity as normal-weight.

  • Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during Covid-19 pandemic

    P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2025•Cited by: 1

    test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from t…

  • Sexual dimorphism of body proportions and composition among 16–19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2021•Cited by: 1

    The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual dimorphism of body proportions and body composition among 16-19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland). The study group consisted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 2008 youths (16-19-year-olds). 1098 of them came from Kolkata (India) and 910 from Kraków (Poland). For each of the analyzed anthropometric characteristics, the index of sexual dimorphism was calcu…

  • Physical fitness of overweight and underweight preschool children from southern Poland

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 1

    The main aim of this study was to assess differences in the level of physical fitness between children of preschool age with different BMI, as overweight and obesity are an increasing problem even in this age group. The study group consisted of 3,945 children aged 4 to 6 years living in southern Poland. Analysis included the results of body height and weight measurements (from which BMI was calculated) and motor skills tests: sit-and-reach test, …

  • Secular Changes in Height, Body Weight, Body Mass Index and Pubertal Development in Male Children and Adolescents in Krakow, Poland

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2012

    This study examined the secular changes in height, body weight, body mass index and pubertal development in male children and adolescents in Krakow (Poland) over the past 80 years, with an emphasis on the last decade (2000–2010). The survey of the population of Krakow is a continuation of observations conducted in that area for many years. The analysis aims to determine whether in the last decade Krakow still witnessed the secular trend, and what…

  • Secular Trends in Body Composition and Frequency of Overweight and Obesity in Boys Aged 3–18 From Krakow, Poland, Within the Last 30 Years (From 1983 to 2010)

    Open Access•M Kowal, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2013

    The aim of this study was to examine the changes in body composition (fatness and muscle and bone mass) and BMI in three cohorts of boys living in Krakow, Poland, over the last 30 years, and to assess how overweight and obesity frequencies have developed over the period. The anthropological survey was conducted in 2010, and comprised 1863 boys from Krakow aged 3–18 years. The analysis compared the latest measurements of selected skinfold thicknes…

  • Sex differences in prevalence of overweight and obesity, and in extent of overweight index, in children and adolescents (3–18 years) from Kraków, Poland in 1983, 2000 and 2010

    Open Access•M Kowal, Agnieszka Woronkowicz et al.•ARTICLE•Public Health Nutrition•2016

    Objective The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity among children is now an important health problem. This fact, however, does not reflect the scale of the problem. The aim of the present study was to find how much the BMI threshold was exceeded in a population from Kraków. Design The study was based on three cross-sectional surveys conducted in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was estimated based on the In…

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1983 to 2010 in children and adolescents from Kraków (Poland)

    Agnieszka Woronkowicz, Toshiyuki Suzuki et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 5

    The aim of the study was to assess changes in body proportions and the rate of growth in boys and girls from the population of Kraków (Poland) in the years 1983-2010. The children and adolescents analyzed in this study were included in three cross-sectional surveys conducted in Kraków in 1983, 2000 and 2010. The sample sizes were the following: 3,214 boys and 3,250 girls in 1983, 2,381 boys and 2,096 girls in 2000, 1,889 boys and 1,989 girls in 2…

  • Abdominal obesity screening tools in the aspects of secular trend

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 4

    The growing number of children suffering from abdominal obesity has resulted in a search for a cheap and reliable method for their detection. The aim of the study was to identify whether the measurements and indicators used to assess this type of obesity are equally suitable for this purpose for each population, and additionally to investigate intergenerational changes in measurements and indicators used to determine the prevalence of abdominal o…

  • Physical fitness of overweight and underweight preschool children from southern Poland

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2016•Cited by: 1

    The main aim of this study was to assess differences in the level of physical fitness between children of preschool age with different BMI, as overweight and obesity are an increasing problem even in this age group. The study group consisted of 3,945 children aged 4 to 6 years living in southern Poland. Analysis included the results of body height and weight measurements (from which BMI was calculated) and motor skills tests: sit-and-reach test, …

  • Secular Changes in Birth Weights and Women’s Body Size in Kraków and Poznań (Poland) During the Last Century

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2017

    Changing socioeconomic conditions over the last century have left their mark on neonatal size and final body size of individuals born in those days. The main aim of this study was to investigate how the historical, political and economic changes occurring from the late 19th century to the 2000s have affected the birth weight of newborns. Additionally, changes in weight and body height in the case of young women (potential mothers) were analysed. …

  • Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 7-11 years from Poznań (Poland)

    Inez Bilińska, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2017

    The epidemic of obesity, which is one of the most important public health problems, appeared paradoxically as a result of improving living conditions. The aim of this study was to determine the effects on overweight/obesity prevalence of the primary-school-based intervention program. The group of 5,293 children (7-11 year-olds) from Poznań (Poland) was divided into two subgroups: experimental and control one. The research group was participating …

  • Long-term changes in body proportions since 1952 to 2011 in children and adolescents from Kolkata (India)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2018•Cited by: 4

    The aim of this study was to investigate the intergenerational changes of the selected body proportions of children and adolescents from Kolkata (India). The analysis was based on anthropometric measurements of 7488 Bengali children (4222 boys and 3266 girls), aged 7-19, from the middle-class families. The cohorts from 1952-66 and 1999-2011, as well as series of boys from 1982-83, were compared in terms of body height, subischial leg length, biac…

  • BMI and adiposity based approach to obesity: The need for ethnic specificity. A reply to Kapoor et al . (2019)

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The ethnicity of the studied group is one of the key characteristics that should be taken into consideration when analysing the problem of overweight and obesity. It is especially crucial in populations of countries such as India, where the proportion of the fat to lean mass and general adiposity are significantly different from those observed among Europeans. This can cause a higher risk of various metabolic-related diseases to appear at relativ…

  • Anthropometric variations in different BMI and adiposity levels among children, adolescents and young adults in Kolkata, India

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Journal of Biosocial Science•2019

    The objective of the study was to analyse selected anthropometric features of children, adolescents and young adults from middle-class families in Kolkata, India, by BMI and adiposity categories. Standardized anthropometric measurements of 4194 individuals (1999 male and 2195 female) aged 7–21 were carried out between the years 2005 and 2011. The results were compared by BMI and adiposity categories. Statistical significance was assessed using tw…

  • Body fat percentage estimation in children – searching for the most accurate equation

    Open Access•Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•HOMO•2021

    The most useful equation to estimate the body fat percentage in the population of 7-16-year olds from Kraków (Poland) differed between the sexes. For boys, it was Ripka 3-skinfold equation, while for girls it was the equation developed by Siri.

  • Biological Age in Relation to Somatic, Physiological, and Swimming Kinematic Indices as Predictors of 100 m Front Crawl Performance in Young Female Swimmers

    Open Access•Kamil Sokołowski, Marek Strzała et al.•ARTICLE•International Journal of…•2021

    Results confirmed a significant role of biological maturation mediation on body composition and body size, ventilatory indices, and specific strength indices. BA was not a significant mediation factor influencing the swimming kinematics ( SL, SI ) and speeds of VAT, VRCP or VV ̇O2 max, which were strong predictors of the 100 m race

  • Sexual dimorphism of body proportions and composition among 16–19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2021•Cited by: 1

    The purpose of this study was to assess the sexual dimorphism of body proportions and body composition among 16-19-year-olds from South Asia (India) and Central Europe (Poland). The study group consisted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 2008 youths (16-19-year-olds). 1098 of them came from Kolkata (India) and 910 from Kraków (Poland). For each of the analyzed anthropometric characteristics, the index of sexual dimorphism was calcu…

  • Skeletal and muscular robustness and physical fitness of Polish children and adolescents (3-18 years) with normal weight and overweight/obesity

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2022

    Individuals with excess body mass are usually characterised by a more robust skeleton and greater muscle mass than their leaner counterparts. The aim of this study was to evaluate the skeletal robustness, bone and muscle mass as well as physical fitness of Polish children and adolescents with and without excess body mass. The study group consisted of 3292 individuals (1705 girls and 1587 boys). Body height, mass, triceps skinfold, humerus, femur …

  • Secular changes of foot dimensions among children and adolescents (3-18 years of age)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in the foot dimensions in children and adolescents (3-18 years of age) from Krakow (Poland), between the years 2010 and 2020. The examined group of children and adolescents (3-18-year olds) took part in two cross-sectional surveys carried out in 2010 and 2020. The cohort examined in 2010 consisted of 1,989 females and 1,893 males and the 2020 series included 1,702 females and 1,584 males. Body h…

  • Intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents from Poland from 1938 to 2020

    Magdalena Żegleń, Ł Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023

    Changes in the environment in which a particular population develops, including socio-economic factors, can influence craniofacial dimensions over time. The study aimed to investigate intergenerational changes in selected cranial measurements of adolescents (16-18 years of age) from Kraków, Poland. The analysis was based on the anthropometric measurements of four cohorts (years 1938, 1950, 2007 and 2020) of adolescents aged 16-18. Analysed charac…

  • Time trends (2010-2020) in skinfolds thickness in children and adolescents, with different BMI status, from Kraków (Poland)

    Ł Kryst, Łukasz Kryst et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2023•Cited by: 2

    There was a tendency towards normal weight obesity, particularly excess abdominal adiposity, among the 2020 cohort. These findings further suggest that using only the BMI, without taking into consideration tissue composition of the body, may result in misclassification of children and adolescents with high adiposity as normal-weight.

  • Worldwide trends in underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: A pooled analysis of 3663 population-representative studies with 222 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Open Access•Nowell H Phelps, Rosie Singleton et al.•ARTICLE•The Lancet•2024

    BACKGROUND: Underweight and obesity are associated with adverse health outcomes throughout the life course. We estimated the individual and combined prevalence of underweight or thinness and obesity, and their changes, from 1990 to 2022 for adults and school-aged children and adolescents in 200 countries and territories. METHODS: ). For school-aged children and adolescents, we report thinness (BMI 2 SD above the median). FINDINGS: From 1990 to 20…

  • Magnitude and pace of secular trends of body proportions among young adults with different place of origin, between 2001 and 2019

    Andrzej Lewandowski, Zuzanna Piekorz et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2024

    The aim of this study was to analyse the occurrence and pace of secular trends regarding body proportions among young adults representing different place of origin, studying in Bydgoszcz (Poland). The data constituted of the results of anthropometric measurements of 1,199 young adults (340 male and 859 female) performed between 2001 and 2019. Selected body build parameters were measured and the following indices were calculated on their basis: up…

  • Changes in BMI and the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents (11-15 years) from Kraków (Poland) during Covid-19 pandemic

    P Artymiak, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologischer Anzeiger•2025•Cited by: 1

    test. An increase in the prevalence of underweight and normal weight was observed in both sexes. In girls a decrease in the prevalence of obesity was noted, while in boys, the same tendency was present in some age groups. In girls, a decrease in the prevalence of overweight and in the average BMI was noted; in boys the trend was the opposite. The observed results may be correlated with changes in body composition and restrictions resulting from t…

  • Limits of adaptation. Pain thresholds and tolerance in alpinists under environmental stress – exploratory analysis

    Open Access•Magdalena Żegleń, Julia Badzińska et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Human responses to pain and sensory stimuli are shaped by both biological constitution and long-term exposure to environmental stressors. Extreme environments such as high altitude, cold, heat and intensive physical effort represent strong selective and adaptive pressures. Alpinists constitute a unique group with repeated exposure to hypoxia, thermal stress and sustained physical load, which may influence sensory perception and pain r…

  • Body, media or activity: What shapes contemporary body image?

    Open Access•Julia Badzińska, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Despite the growing number of studies on body image, few have simultaneously examined anthropometric parameters, psychological factors, and the influence of social media within a single integrative framework. Existing research rarely captures the complex interplay between biological, psychological, and socio-cultural determinants of body perception. This gap highlights the need for interdisciplinary approaches that provide a more comp…

  • Body composition characteristics as the moderators of pain thresholds changes in different thermo-climatic conditions

    Open Access•Łukasz Kryst, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: Pain perception (PP) is a complex human trait shaped by biological characteristics and environmental conditions. From an anthropological perspective, variability in pain sensitivity reflects interactions between body build, physiological regulation and external stressors (e.g. hypoxia, thermal extremes). Body composition influences thermoregulation and metabolic processes and may therefore contribute to individual differences in senso…

  • How to stand out: Artificial skull deformities in various populations – A systematic review

    Open Access•Weronika Bogusz, Magdalena Żegleń et al.•ARTICLE•Anthropologiai Közlemények•2026

    Background: The consequences of artificial cranial modification extend beyond aesthetic and social dimensions, encompassing significant biological effects. Intentional cranial deformation leads to measurable alterations in cranial morphology and vascular architecture. Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate structural and morphological changes resulting from altered cranial growth patterns, as well as their potential impact on the…

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