Original Articles COMPARISON OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN ATHLETE AND NON-ATHLETE FEMALE STUDENTS

Authors

  • Dr. Shumaela Kanwal
  • Prof. Dr. Hamid Javaid Qureshi
  • Dr. Muhammad Sohail Aslam
  • Prof. Dr. Shahroona Masud

Keywords:

Athletes, Body Mass Index, Anthropometry

Abstract

Background:

Participation in sports and exercise has a variety of health related benefits. This study was planned to compare the anthropometric parameters between athlete and non-athlete female students.

Subjects and methods:

The study population consisted of 132 female students. Of these, 66 were athletes and 66 were non- athletes. Weight and height of each participant were taken by standardized procedure. BMI of each subject was calculated using WHO criteria. Results: Results of the study showed that BMI was significantly low in athletes as compared to nonathletes (p-value˂0.05). Height of athletic students was significantly more than non-athletic students while weight was non-significantly different between two groups. Regarding groups of BMI, more students were over-weight and obese in non-athletic groups compared to athletic group.

Conclusion:

It was concluded that weight and BMI are lower in athlete than non-athlete students. Athlete students are taller than non-athlete students.

Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College

Published

08-02-2022

How to Cite

Kanwal, S., Javaid Qureshi, H., Sohail Aslam, M., & Masud, S. (2022). Original Articles COMPARISON OF ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS BETWEEN ATHLETE AND NON-ATHLETE FEMALE STUDENTS. Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College, 1(1), 20–23. Retrieved from https://amdc.edu.pk/Ojs/ojs-3.3/index.php/jamdc/article/view/21

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2019): Journal of Akhtar Saeed Medical & Dental College

Section

Original Articles

License

Copyright (c) 2019 JAMDC

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