Updated article: COMPARISON OF TWO METHODS TO MEASURE BODY COMPOSITION IN COSTA RICAN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2016 |
| Descripción: | Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of professional soccer players per playing position have been studied extensively in order to determine their relevance in competitions. However, comparing methods to assess body composition is uncommon for Costa Rican soccer players. Purpose: compare body composition using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) and the skinfold method in Costa Rican professional soccer players. Methods: 106 Costa Rican professional soccer players, 24.53 ± 4.77 years of age, participated in the study. Results: On average body fat was 13.34 ± 4.1 %, fat free mass 62.1±5.5 kg and bone mineral content 3.6 ± 0.4 g/cm2 using DEXA, while body fat recorded using the skindfold method was 12.58 ± 3.0 %. When comparing body fat using both methods significant differences were recorded (p=0.005). In addition, there were differences on fat free mass by extremity in the upper right component (p=0.001) and lower (p=0.037) extremities. Fat free mass per playing position showed differences in the arms (p<0.05). There was a strong positive correlation (r=0.75, p < 0.001) between body fat obtained using DEXA and the skinfold methods. Conclusion: When comparing fat percentages using both methods significant differences were recorded. Body fat measured with both methods was very similar; consequently, both techniques may be used in this population. *About the update presented:In June 2020 the following researchers: José Moncada, Braulio Sánchez-Ureña, Felipe Araya-Ramírez, Luis Blanco-Romero, Carmen Crespo-Coco request the incorporation of an update document referring to the article entitled "Comparison of two methods to measure body composition of Costa Rican professional soccer players" published by the MHSalud Journal in volume 12, number 2 of 2016.Justification for the update: The researchers who presented this update state that, based on a new analysis of the data, they were able to identify aspects of improvement with respect to the results reported in the 2016 article. For this they have prepared a document explaining their reasoning as well as recommendations.In the following link you can review the explanatory text of the update for this article: https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/mhsalud/article/view/7602/21202 |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/7602 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/mhsalud/article/view/7602 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Soccer body composition DEXA body fat fat free mass fútbol composición corporal porcentaje grasa peso magro |