Kalčíková, P.; Přidalová, M. The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players. Children2023, 10, 1732.
Kalčíková, P.; Přidalová, M. The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players. Children 2023, 10, 1732.
Kalčíková, P.; Přidalová, M. The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players. Children2023, 10, 1732.
Kalčíková, P.; Přidalová, M. The Influence of Somatic Maturity on Anthropometrics and Body Composition in Youth Soccer Players. Children 2023, 10, 1732.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to compare players anthropometric (AP) and body composition (BC) characteristics between different maturity bands (pre-PHV, circa-PHV, post-PHV)) in youth elite football. This study considered 320 male football players (mean age 13.8 y.) from U14 (n=157) and U15 (n=163) age-groups. The Khamis-Roche method was used for calculating the percentage of predicted adult height (PAH) at the time of observation based on which the players were further divided into maturity bands (pre-PHV ≤ 87%, circa-PHV = 88-95%, post-PHV > 95%). Height and weight were measured, body mass index (BMI), fat free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), body fat mass (BFM), percentage of body fat (%BF), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), FFM of both upper limbs and lower limbs and FFM of trunk were estimated according to In-body 270. All observed AP and BC characteristics differed between maturity bands (F= 139.344 – 7.925; p< 0.001; large effect sizes) except the BFM (F= 2.998; p=0.051; small effect size). Current somatic maturity stage of athletes should be considered while evaluating BC results, otherwise there is a risk of misinterpretation.
Keywords
body composition; pubescent; somatic maturity; football
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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