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Anthropometric characteristics, body composition and somatotype in players of a professional male soccer club from Caldas (Colombia)

Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Multiple studies have analyzed the anthropometric characteristics of professional soccer players. However, carrying out studies describing such characteristics according to their playing position is pertinent. Objective: To describe the anthropometric characteristics, body composition and somatotype of professional male soccer players from a club in Caldas (Colombia) according to their playing position. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in 28 professional soccer players from a club in Caldas. Body composition was estimated using the five-way fractionation method and was described according to the playing position. The differences between anthropometric indicators, body composition percentages, and somatotype according to the playing positions were evaluated using different statistical tests (ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test and Chi-square test). Results: Participant’s mean age, weight, and height were 24.9±5.74 years, 68.8±8.62kg, and 173±5.2cm, respectively. The median BMI was 22.9 (IQR=3.97kg/m2), being higher in midfielders (25.1; IQR=3.80kg/m2). The mean body adiposity percentage was 29.9±8.86%, being higher in goalkeepers (35.1±12.9%). The median muscle mass percentage was 44.7 (IQR=10.6%), being higher in forwards (49.9; IQR=7.2%). Regarding the somatotype classification, 35.71% of the players had an endo-mesomorphic type, with a statistically significant difference between the frequency of this body composition and the presence of other somatotypes (p=0.02), and being more frequent in forwards and midfielders (4 of 7 players and 3 of 5 players, respectively). Conclusions: Differences in some anthropometric variables and somatotypes were identified in the players according to their playing position.
Authors: Ceballos Feria, Natalia del Carmen, Santofimio Sierra, Dagoberto, Calle Pérez, Yesid, Gómez González, Kevin Alejandro
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7064208468
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