| Title |
Reference Values for Body Composition and Anthropometric Measurements in Athletes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0097846 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Diana A. Santos, John A. Dawson, Catarina N. Matias, Paulo M. Rocha, Cláudia S. Minderico, David B. Allison, Luís B. Sardinha, Analiza M. Silva |
| Abstract |
Despite the importance of body composition in athletes, reference sex- and sport-specific body composition data are lacking. We aim to develop reference values for body composition and anthropometric measurements in athletes. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 20 | 22% |
| United States | 11 | 12% |
| Spain | 8 | 9% |
| Chile | 4 | 4% |
| Australia | 3 | 3% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Qatar | 1 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 33 | 35% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 55 | 59% |
| Scientists | 24 | 26% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 14 | 15% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 4 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Czechia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 707 | 99% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 126 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 93 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 56 | 8% |
| Researcher | 44 | 6% |
| Other | 38 | 5% |
| Other | 148 | 21% |
| Unknown | 209 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Sports and Recreations | 195 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 94 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 80 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 3% |
| Other | 60 | 8% |
| Unknown | 233 | 33% |