Moscow University
Anthropology
Bulletin
Anthropology
Bulletin
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Mokhovaya st., 11, Moscow, 125009, Russia
Anisimova Anna V., ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4584-4867; anna.anisimova.msu@gmail.com
Introduction. Component analysis of body weight is one of the modern methods for assessing the physical performance of a human being. It has found wide application in medicine and sports anthropology. In order to assess physical efficiency, the Czech anatomist J. Matiegka developed formulas for assessing the body mass components. For calculating body fat, he chose a set of six skinfolds. Later, Russian anthropologists N.Yu. Lutovinova, M.I. Utkina and V.P. Chtetsov modified the method by suggesting a set of 8 skinfolds. Currently, both modifications of the formula for calculating body fat are used. It seems important to examine the differences in the estimates of the sum of skinfolds used to assess body fat in Matiegka’s formula based on these two approaches. Materials and methods. For this work were taken measurements of the skinfolds of Russian children and adolescents of both sexes 7-17 years old, with a total number of 1103 pupils. Was made a comparison of the mean values of the average skinfolds. Results and discussion. In the investigated group significant differences in the average thickness of the skinfolds were revealed between the initial set of Matiegka and the modification of Lutovinova et al. The revealed differences significantly influenced the final estimates of the mass of body fat. However, the estimates obtained turned out to be highly correlated and with a high level of agreement, on the basis of which conversion formulas between them were proposed. Conclusion. When using Matiegka's formulas, it is necessary to give a detailed description of the method for measuring skinfolds, taking into account the influence of the choice of skinfolds on the final estimate of the fat mass.
human biology; anthropometry; physical fitness; skinfolds; body composition
DOI: 10.32521/2074-8132.2021.3.027-032
Цит.: Anisimova A.V. About the using of Matiegka’s formulas to evaluate the fat component of body mass. Technical recommendations (short communication) // Moscow University Anthropology Bulletin (Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seria XXIII. Antropologia), 2021; 3/2021; с. 27-32 (Published: September 14, 2021)
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