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Relationship of body composition to somatotype

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ID8319936
AuthorsM H Slaughter (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), T G Lohman (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year1976
Volume44
Issue2
Pages237-244
Publication date1976-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330440205
PMID1258983
OpenAlexW2095566549
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited24

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship in college‐aged women between somatotype using both Sheldon's ('69) and Heath and Carter's ('67) procedures, and body composition, as measured by whole‐body 40 K counting and body density. Sheldon's endomorphy is closely associated with height and weight; Heath and Carter's first component is significantly related to weight and body fatness. Lean body mass (LBM) as a weight or as a percent is not closely related to Sheldon's mesomorphy or Heath and Carter's second component. However, when LBM and height are used as independent variables to estimate somatotype, both variables are significantly related to Heath and Carter's second component, accounting for 61% of the variance. Thus, Heath and Carter's second component is significantly associated with LBM for a given body height. Most of the variation in Sheldon's ectomorphy and Heath and Carter's third component can be accounted for by weight and height. Sheldon's somatotype for all three components is not as closely related to body composition as Heath‐Carter's. Body composition, as measured by either 40 K counting or body density, is found to be important in accounting for variation in Heath and Carter's first and second components

Animal science · Anthropometry · Art · Biology · Body weight · Component (thermodynamics) · Composition (language) · Lean body mass · Somatotypes · Statistics · 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Endocrinology · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Thermoregulation and physiological responses

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year0,29
Citation span1978 - 2023 (46)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13
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