Pasauliniu mastu suaugusių bei vaikų nutukimas jau įvardintas kaip epidemija. Todėl reikia ieškoti priežastinių ryšių tarp atskirų rodiklių ir veiksnių įtakojančių šiuos rodiklius. Darbo tikslas. Palyginti Vilniaus ir Kauno apskričių pirmokų antropometrinius rodiklius bei nustatyti jų sąsajas su tėvų antropometriniais rodikliais. Tyrimo metodika. Tyrimo objektas – Kauno ir Vilniaus apskrities pirmų klasių mokiniai. Tyrimo metodika – pirmokų antropometrinių rodiklių (ūgio, svorio, juosmens ir klubų apimčių) tyrimas, naudojant PSO patvirtintus, standartizuotus metodus. Anketinė tėvų apklausa. Statistinė duomenų analizė naudojant SPSS 14.0 bei MS Excel. Rezultatai. Nustatytas vidutinis 7 ir 8 metų berniukų ir mergaičių ūgis, svoris. Vertinant abiejų lyčių ūgio vidurkius, bei juos lyginant su 20 metų amžiaus tarpsnio vidurkiais matoma pirmokų ūgio didėjimo tendencija. Vertinant pagal IOTF standartus 17,8 proc., pirmokų turėjo antsvorį arba nutukimą. Skirtumai tarp Vilniaus ir Kauno apskričių pirmokų antropometrinių rodiklių buvo nereikšmingi. Nustatyti koreliaciniai ryšiai tarp tėvų ir vaikų antropometrinių rodiklių svyravo nuo 0,35 iki 0,15. Buvo nustatyta, kad didelis naujagimio svoris 1,8 karto didina nutukimo riziką lyginant su normalaus ir mažo gimimo svorio vaikais. Sąsajos tarp natūralaus maitinimo ir padidėjusios KMI buvo nereikšmingos. Išvados. Pirmokų antropometriniai rodikliai skiriasi priklausomai nuo amžiaus grupės ir lyties. Kauno ir Vilniaus apskrityse skirtumai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Obesity of children and adults takes epidemic status. There are need to find causative factors between anthropometric measures and negative outcomes of health (gained BMI). Aim of the study. To compare anthropometric measures of the first grade students in Vilnius and Kaunas counties and to asses links with anthropometric measures of parents. Methods. The object of the study – first grade students of Kaunas and Vilnius counties. Children were weighed and measured and circumferences of waist and hip were measured, too by trained stuff using standardised equipment. Parents completed questionnaire. The main statistical criteria used in the data analysis were: Chi Square (2), Mann-Whitney U, One way ANOVA, post hoc (Bonferoni criteria) tests, and Spearman’s correlation coefficient. Results. There were estimated averages of height and weight of 7 and 8 years old boys and girls. The height averages between boys and girls were significantly different. Obesity and overweight (defined using IOTF cut-off's) prevalence was 17.8 %. The differences of anthropometric measures between Vilnius and Kaunas were not found. Parent–child correlations for height were stronger between fathers than mothers. Odds ratio of obesity/overweight risk was two fold higher in “big” (>4132 g) birth weight in comparison with normal and small birth weight. Conclusions. Anthropometric measures of first grade students varied subject to group of age and sex. There were no statistically significant differences... [to full text]

Disertacijoje tyrinėjami moterų antropometriniai ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiai nėštumo metu ir praėjus 20 metų po gimdymo. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas – įvertinti moterų antropometrinius ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčius, įvykusius per 20 metų bei įvertinti metabolinio sindromo ilgalaikės rizikos sąsajos su moterų kūno sandaros ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiais, įvykusiais dar buvusių nėštumų metu. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad per 20 metų tiriamosioms vystosi nepalankus kūno sandaros pokyčiai (kūno masės, KMI padidėjimas, riebalinio audinio centralizacijos tendencija) ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiai (proaterogeninio pobūdžio dislipidemiją, padidėjusia serumo gliukozės koncentracija bei padidėjęs atsparumas insulinui). Tyrimas taip pat atskleidė ankstyvuosius kūno sandaros skirtumus tarp sveikųjų ir metaboliniu sindromu sergančiųjų moterų. Pasiūlyti du antropometriniai rodikliai, kurie galėtų padėti prognozuoti ilgalaikę metabolinio sindromo išsivystymo riziką - santykinis žasto trigalvio raumens klostės pokytis ir absoliučiojo pasyviosios kūno masės prieaugio nėštumo laikotarpiu santykis su naujagimio gimimo mase. Be to, tyrime įvertintas kraujo serumo adipokinų koncentracijos ir jų išvestinių rodiklių ryšys su moterų fiziologinėmis ir patologinėmis būklėmis. / This work research is the longest known research of observing the body structure and metabolic changes in women during pregnancy and 20 years after it. Tasks of work – to assess the changes in the anthropometric and metabolic parameters in women within twenty years; to assess the relations of a long-term risk of metabolic syndrome with the body composition and metabolic changes in women had happened during their previous pregnancies. The research data show unfavourable long-term changes in the women’s body structure parameters (body mass and BMI increased, adipose tissue centralization was determined) and metabolic parameters (a proatherogenic dyslipidaemia, the glucose concentration increased and resistance of insulin increased). The work data show the first body markers were already detected during pregnancy for the women who had the metabolic syndrome at the end of the research. We found two anthropometric indicators which could help to prognosticate a long-time risk of the development of metabolic syndrome the relative change in the triceps skin fold and the ratio between the absolute growth in the passive body mass during pregnancy and the neonate’s birth mass. Besides, the research assessed the relation of the adipokines profile parameters with physiological and pathological conditions in women.

This work research is the longest known research of observing the body structure and metabolic changes in women during pregnancy and 20 years after it. Tasks of work – to assess the changes in the anthropometric and metabolic parameters in women within twenty years; to assess the relations of a long-term risk of metabolic syndrome with the body composition and metabolic changes in women had happened during their previous pregnancies. The research data show unfavourable long-term changes in the women’s body structure parameters (body mass and BMI increased, adipose tissue centralization was determined) and metabolic parameters (a proatherogenic dyslipidaemia, the glucose concentration increased and resistance of insulin increased). The work data show the first body markers were already detected during pregnancy for the women who had the metabolic syndrome at the end of the research. We found two anthropometric indicators which could help to prognosticate a long-time risk of the development of metabolic syndrome the relative change in the triceps skin fold and the ratio between the absolute growth in the passive body mass during pregnancy and the neonate’s birth mass. Besides, the research assessed the relation of the adipokines profile parameters with physiological and pathological conditions in women. / Disertacijoje tyrinėjami moterų antropometriniai ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiai nėštumo metu ir praėjus 20 metų po gimdymo. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas – įvertinti moterų antropometrinius ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčius, įvykusius per 20 metų bei įvertinti metabolinio sindromo ilgalaikės rizikos sąsajos su moterų kūno sandaros ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiais, įvykusiais dar buvusių nėštumų metu. Tyrimo rezultatai parodė, kad per 20 metų tiriamosioms vystosi nepalankus kūno sandaros pokyčiai (kūno masės, KMI padidėjimas, riebalinio audinio centralizacijos tendencija) ir medžiagų apykaitos pokyčiai (proaterogeninio pobūdžio dislipidemiją, padidėjusia serumo gliukozės koncentracija bei padidėjęs atsparumas insulinui). Tyrimas taip pat atskleidė ankstyvuosius kūno sandaros skirtumus tarp sveikųjų ir metaboliniu sindromu sergančiųjų moterų. Pasiūlyti du antropometriniai rodikliai, kurie galėtų padėti prognozuoti ilgalaikę metabolinio sindromo išsivystymo riziką - santykinis žasto trigalvio raumens klostės pokytis ir absoliučiojo pasyviosios kūno masės prieaugio nėštumo laikotarpiu santykis su naujagimio gimimo mase. Be to, tyrime įvertintas kraujo serumo adipokinų koncentracijos ir jų išvestinių rodiklių ryšys su moterų fiziologinėmis ir patologinėmis būklėmis.

Background: The negative side of rugby participation is the danger it presents to health in the form of injuries. Most school coaches, advocates of talent development and selectors put a high priority on implementing programmes to develop bigger, stronger, faster and more skilful rugby players who can excel at their sport. These programmes however, do not place enough emphasis on the prevention of injuries. Aims: The primary aim of the study was to determine the effect of an approved injury prevention programme on the incidence (injuries per 1000 player hours) of n~gbyin juries (overall, intrinsic and extrinsic injuries) of 15- and 16 year-old schoolboys, over a two-year period. A further aim was to measure the effect of an approved injury prevention programme on the selected anthropometric, physical and motor and biomechanical and postural variables of all the groups involved in this study over a period of two years. Originating from these aims, a sub-aim of this study was to use information from this study to provide modifications - if necessary - to the current prevention programme in order for it to be effectively applied at high-school rugby level. Design: A non-equivalent experimental-control group design with multiple post-tests was used for the investigation. Subjects: The subjects were 120 schoolboy rugby players. The subjects came from two secondary schools in the North West province of South Africa. Both schools were schools wit11 a tradition of excellence in rugby. Players who participated in the experimental injury prevention programme were the year 2004, 15- and 16-year old elite A teams. The B teams acted as controls. Method: Players were tested over a two-year period. During each of the two years there were three testing occasions where all players were tested: pre-season, during the mid-season break and at the end of the season. The results of these tests were used to monitor changes in anthropometric, physical and motor and biomechanical and postural variables in various stages of the training programme. At the end of every evaluation, deficits were identified in the performance of all players in the experimental group and the prevention programmes were planned accordingly. Players in the experimental group received exercises to address the specific deficits identified. Rugby injuries were screened and injury data collected through the use of weekly sports. medical clinics. Results: Differences and changes in extrinsic injury incidences in this study could not be attributed to the effect of the prevention programme, and as a result injury trends related to overall injury incidences were inconsistent when the experimental groups were compared to the matching control groups. However, the prevention programme did have a positive effect on the intrinsic injury incidence of both experimental groups during the study period. The following moderate or highly practically significant anthropometric changes occurred when inter-group comparisons for the two year period were considered: triceps skinfold (d=0.8 among 16-year olds), subscapular skinfold (d=0.5 among 16-year olds, midaxillary skinfold (d=1.3 among 15-year olds), calf skinfold (d=1.3 among 16-year olds), humerus breadth (d=1.4 among 15-year olds), femur breadth (d=0.5 among 15-year olds), fat percentage (d=0.5 among 16-year olds) and mesomorphy (d=1.3 among 15-year olds). However, these anthropometric changes may be due to other factors, such as the natural growth phase of boys, rather than the effect of the prevention programme. During the inter-group comparisons of physical and motor components, moderately or highly practically significant improvements were recorded in the vertical jump (d=0.8 for 15-year olds and d=1.5 for 16year olds), bleep (d=0.7 for 16-year olds), pull-ups (d=0.6 for 15-year olds) and push-up tests (d=1.5 for 15-year olds and d=1.1 for 16 year-olds) of the experimental groups considering the total two year period. From the results it was clear that in practice, the prevention programme significantly improved only four of the 11 physical and motor components over the two-year period and that these improvements often occurred in only one of the age groups involved. The inter-group comparison of biomechanical and postural variables revealed numerous moderately and highly practically significant improvements in both age groups. over the total two-year period. All in all the prevention p r o v e provided the experimental groups with a more balanced (closer to ideal) dynamic mobility, core stability and postural symmetry. Conclusion: It could be concluded that the present prevention programme did not have a practically significant effect on the incidence of overall rugby injuries and extrinsic rugby injuries of 15- and 16-year old schoolboys over a two-year period. However, in practice, the prevention programme did have a significantly positive effect on the incidence of intrinsic rugby injuries of 15- and 16-year old schoolboys over a period of two years. It could be concluded that the prevention programme did not have a practically significant effect on the anthropometric components of 15- and 16-year old schoolboys over a two-year period. Seeing that the prevention programme had a moderately or highly practically significantly effect on only four of 11 physical-and-motor components over the two-year period, and that these improvements often occurred in only one of the age groups involved, it could be concluded that the prevention programme did not significantly affect the physical and motor variables of 15- and 16-year old schoolboys over a two-year period. Finally the conclusion could be drawn that in practice the prevention programme significantly improved the biomechanical and postural variables over a period of two years. This improvement in biomechanical and postural status may be responsible for the decrease in intrinsic injury incidence. Information from this study was used to provide modifications to the tested prevention programme in order for it to be effectively applied at high school rugby level. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Movement Science Education))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2006

Recent advances in genotyping technology coupled with an improved understanding of the architecture of linkage disequilibrium across the human genome have resulted in genome-wide association studies (GWAS) becoming a useful and widely applied tool for discovering common genetic variants associated with both quantitative traits and disease risk. After each GWAS was completed, it left behind a set of genotypes and phenotypes, often including anthropometric measures used as covariates. Genetic associations with anthropometric measures are not well characterized, perhaps due to lack of power to detect them in the sample sizes of individual studies. To improve power to detect variants associated with complex phenotypes such as anthropometric traits, data from multiple GWAS can be combined. This thesis describes the methods and results of several such analyses performed as part of the Genome-wide Investigation of ANThropemtric measures (GIANT) consortium, and compares various different methods that can be used to perform combined analyses of GWAS. In particular, the comparisons focus on comparing differences between meta-analysis methods, in which only summary statistics that result from within-study association testing are shared between studies, and mega-analysis methods in which individual-level genotype and phenotype data is analysed together. Finally, a brief discussion of technological means that have the potential to help overcome some of the challenges associated with performing mega-analyses is offered in order to suggest future work that could be undertaken in this area.

The purpose of the investigation was to determine the interrelationships of strength, speed, power and anthropometric measures in women. Sixty females ranging in ages from 18 to 25 volunteered as subjects. Subjects were measured for strength on the bench press, leg extension and leg curl, power vertical jump, speed--a 40 yard dash, body weight (BW) and fat weight (FW) using a scale and skinfold tests. The correlations for strength and power (.35 to .53), strength and speed (-.37 to -.56) and speed and power (-.45) were significant (p < .01). Partial correlations with (BW) and (FW) held constant were also significant, but were not significantly greater than their zero-order correlations.

SOMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE FIGURE SKATERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC Objectives: The aim of the thesis is to find out specific somatic characteristics and somatotypes of female figure skaters in the Czech Republic. Subsequently relationships between measured somatic characteristics and normative of general population, and relationships between actual data and previous studies of female figure skaters are being examined. Methods: We use somatometric measurements to determine selected somatic characteristics (weight, height, eg.). We use the Heath-Carter method of somatotyping. Results: Female figure skaters are smaller than general population of the same age. In terms of physical height, one half of figure skaters is above population average while second half is under the average of population. Female figure skaters in this study are taller and heavier than figure skaters in previous study (Šelingerová, 1988) and they are more endomorphic. Prevailing somatotype is mesomorphic endomorph. Keywords: figure skating, somatic characteristics, somatotype, Heath-Carter method

Title: Basic anthropometric characteristics of 400 m and 800 m runers. Student: Bc. Vendulka Praská Supervisor: PaedDr. Jitka Vindušková, CSc. Objectives: The main objective of this dissertation is comparison of anthropometric characteristics of 400m and 800m runners. Another objective is analysis of relation between somatometric parameters and physical performance of 400m and 800m runners. Methods: In this thesis was used comparison method of athletes' body characteristics using graphs and correlations of anthropometric characteristics with physical performance. Results: We found, that average body height and weight of 400m run athletes is 1,84 m and 73 kg for men and 1,70 m and 60 kg for women. Average body height and weight of 800m run athletes is 1,77 m and 65 kg for men and 1,66 m and 53 kg for women. Furthermore we found by using statistical calculations that there is a direct relation between body height, weight and physical performance. Keywords: athletics, anthropometric characteristics, 400 m run, 800 m run

The thesis "Motor Skills of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball Players Depending on Their Anthropometric Parameters" discusses the distinctions in somatotypes of players of both sports. The thesis aims to define the influence of a somatotype for playing in each position. Furthermore, the thesis compares the differences in motor skills between beach volleyball and volleyball players. Nowadays, professional sports are characterized by growing pressure on athlete's performance. It leads to higher competition which lowers the differences between the individual athletes to minimum. As it gets more difficult for every athlete to be the best, room for science opens up in sport. For this reason, natural conditions of somatotypes and other anthropometric parameters play key roles. The aim of the thesis was to discover the differences in motor skills and somatotypes of beach volleyball and volleyball players. In the research, somatic and motor measurements were applied on players of the same performance categories. Thus, the thesis offers material that beach volleyball and volleyball coaches can later use in practise, for instance while spotting future talents, setting appropriate positions or creating game plans. Key Words Beach Volleyball, Volleyball, Anthropometric Parameters, Motor Skills

A obesidade é uma doença crônica que vêm alcançando proporções epidêmicas em todo o mundo. É um fator de risco para inúmeras desordens médicas, morbidade e mortalidade, além de estar também associada a um aumento dos custos socioeconômicos e com saúde. O tratamento a longo prazo, incluindo a farmacoterapia, mostra-se necessário para muitos pacientes obesos. Neste contexto, este trabalho teve a finalidade de avaliar a tolerabilidade e eficácia clínica da Fluoxetina, adjunta a uma dieta de 1.500 Kcal/dia, na redução de parâmetros antropométricos e metabólicos em mulheres obesas. Cloridrato de Fluoxetina (60 mg/dia), foi comparado ao placebo em 19 mulheres obesas, durante 90 dias de tratamento. O grupo Fluoxetina (n=9) apresentou uma redução estatisticamente significativa do peso (-9,24 vs -1,05 kg), IMC (-3,64 vs -0,45 Kg/m²) e circunferência abdominal (-12,3 vs -2,9 cm), em relação ao placebo (n=10). Observou-se ainda uma elevação estatisticamente significativa dos níveis séricos de HDL-colesterol (p< 0,01) no grupo tratado com o fármaco, e uma redução significativa dos níveis plasmáticos de triglicérides (-39,5 vs +18,7 mg/dL) quando comparado ao grupo placebo. As reações adversas mais comumente reportadas pelos pacientes foram insônia, náuseas e sonolência. Concluímos que a Fluoxetina demonstrou ser um fármaco bem tolerado e eficaz na redução de parâmetros antropométricos e metabólicos, prevenindo o desenvolvimento de fatores de risco cardiovasculares e diminuindo morbidade em mulheres obesas. / Obesity is a chronic condition that has been reaching epidemic proportions worldwide. It is a risk factor for numerous medical disorders and excessive mortality. Long-term treatment, including pharmacotherapy, may be necessary for many obese patients. This study aimed to assess the tolerability and clinical effectiveness of Fluoxetine, as an adjunct therapy to a 1.500 Kcal/day diet, in reducing anthropometric and metabolic parameters in obese women. Fluoxetine (60 mg/day), was compared to placebo in 19 obese females in a 90-day trial. Fluoxetine therapy (n=9) resulted in a statistically significant greater mean reduction in weight (-9,24 vs -1,05 kg), BMI (-3,64 vs -0,45 Kg/m²) and waist circumference (-12,3 vs -2,9 cm), than placebo group (n=10). There was also an elevation of HDL-cholesterol (p< 0,01) in Fluoxetine group and mean triglycerides levels was reduced (-39,5 vs +18,7 mg/dL) when compared to placebo. Side effects most commonly reported by the patients were insomnia, nausea and somnolence. We concluded that Fluoxetine may provide an effective and well tolerated possibility in reducing anthropometric and metabolic parameters, preventing the development of cardiovascular risk factors and reducing morbidity in obese women.