Int J Adolesc Med Health 2015; aop
Can Cemal Cingi, Nuray Bayar Muluk*, Deniz Hanci, Elvin Onarıcı Güngör and Cemal Cingi
Is there a correlation between body proportion and choice of profession? Keywords: anthropometric measurement; body proportions; choice of profession; exercise; sports.
Abstract Objectives: We made anthropometric measurements to compare body proportions of university students and to investigate the tendency of the students with more developed bodies in choosing profession for university education. Method: A total of 204 male students [group 1: students of School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) (n = 88), group 2: students of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) (n = 59), and group 3: students of Faculty of Medicine (FMed) (n = 57)] were included, and anthropometric measurements were performed. Results: “Height”; “chest circumference”; “difference of inspiration and expiration of chest circumference” values of the SPESp students were higher than the others (FFArts and FMed). In the SPESp students, chest circumference and chest expansion capacity by inspiration developed more. This shows the positive impact of sport on respiratory functions. Additionally, the legs are longer in students engaged in regular sports. Conclusion: Exercise is important for all subjects in terms of body development, growth, and oxygenization and to decrease cardiovascular risk factors. For the development of the ideal body anthropometric rates, obesity prevention, and for the growth of healthy generations, governments should give importance to sports and take incentive measures to increase children and young people’s interest in the sport.
*Corresponding author: Dr. Nuray Bayar Muluk, Birlik Mahallesi, Zirvekent 2. Etap Sitesi, C-3 blok, No: 62/43, 06610 Çankaya/ Ankara, Turkey, Phone: +90 312 4964073, +90 532 7182441, Fax: +90 312 4964073, E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; and Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey Can Cemal Cingi: Instructor, Communication Design and Management, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Deniz Hanci: Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, ENT Clinics, Istanbul, Turkey Elvin Onarıcı Güngör: Research Assistant, School of Physical Education and Sports, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Cemal Cingi: Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0008 Received February 2, 2015; accepted March 18, 2015
Introduction The word “anthropometry” is derived from the Greek word “anthropo” meaning “human” and the Greek word “metron” meaning “measure” (1). The field of anthropometry encompasses a variety of human body measurements. Weight, stature (standing height), recumbent length, skinfold thicknesses, circumferences (head, waist, limb, etc.), limb lengths, and breadths (shoulder, wrist, etc.) are examples of anthropometric measures (2). Anthropometric studies today are conducted to investigate the evolutionary significance of differences in body proportion between populations (3). In endurance athletes, the association of anthropometric characteristics, such as body mass, body height, and body mass index, both the length and the circumference of limbs, body fat, and the skin-fold thicknesses, with performance has been investigated in the disciplines of swimming, cycling, running, inline skating, and the combination as triathlon. Body mass was related to performance in runners (4–6). Body height was significantly associated with performance in swimming (7–9). Among the different anthropometric variables, the skin-fold thicknesses seem to be of higher importance as the skinfold thicknesses seem to correlate with training in the prerace preparation of highly trained runners (10). In university student groups, the School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) students do regular physical exercise, but most of the students in the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) and Faculty of Medicine (FMed) do not usually do regular exercise. In order to investigate the correlation of physical exercise on the development and growth of body components, we designed a study and investigated the anthropometric measurements of the students in SPESp, FFArts, and FMed in Anadolu University.
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2 Cingi et al.: Body proportions of university students
Materials and methods
Results
This prospective study was conducted in students of the “School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) and Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) in Anadolu University and the Faculty of Medicine (FMed) in Eskişehir Osmangazi University between January and June 2012.
Proportions of students in groups 1–3 are shown in Table 1 and Figure 1A–C. The difference between groups 1–3 was analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis. When statistically significant difference was present, to detect the cause, pairwise comparisons (groups 1–2, groups 1–3, and groups 2–3) were performed by Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction: – There was no significant difference for waist/hip circumferences between groups 1–3 (p > 0.05) (Table 1). – Height values of group 1 (185.22 cm) were significantly higher than those of group 2 (176.97 cm) and group 3 (174.91 cm) (p
Can Cemal Cingi, Nuray Bayar Muluk*, Deniz Hanci, Elvin Onarıcı Güngör and Cemal Cingi
Is there a correlation between body proportion and choice of profession? Keywords: anthropometric measurement; body proportions; choice of profession; exercise; sports.
Abstract Objectives: We made anthropometric measurements to compare body proportions of university students and to investigate the tendency of the students with more developed bodies in choosing profession for university education. Method: A total of 204 male students [group 1: students of School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) (n = 88), group 2: students of Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) (n = 59), and group 3: students of Faculty of Medicine (FMed) (n = 57)] were included, and anthropometric measurements were performed. Results: “Height”; “chest circumference”; “difference of inspiration and expiration of chest circumference” values of the SPESp students were higher than the others (FFArts and FMed). In the SPESp students, chest circumference and chest expansion capacity by inspiration developed more. This shows the positive impact of sport on respiratory functions. Additionally, the legs are longer in students engaged in regular sports. Conclusion: Exercise is important for all subjects in terms of body development, growth, and oxygenization and to decrease cardiovascular risk factors. For the development of the ideal body anthropometric rates, obesity prevention, and for the growth of healthy generations, governments should give importance to sports and take incentive measures to increase children and young people’s interest in the sport.
*Corresponding author: Dr. Nuray Bayar Muluk, Birlik Mahallesi, Zirvekent 2. Etap Sitesi, C-3 blok, No: 62/43, 06610 Çankaya/ Ankara, Turkey, Phone: +90 312 4964073, +90 532 7182441, Fax: +90 312 4964073, E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; and Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey Can Cemal Cingi: Instructor, Communication Design and Management, Faculty of Communication Sciences, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Deniz Hanci: Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital, ENT Clinics, Istanbul, Turkey Elvin Onarıcı Güngör: Research Assistant, School of Physical Education and Sports, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Cemal Cingi: Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0008 Received February 2, 2015; accepted March 18, 2015
Introduction The word “anthropometry” is derived from the Greek word “anthropo” meaning “human” and the Greek word “metron” meaning “measure” (1). The field of anthropometry encompasses a variety of human body measurements. Weight, stature (standing height), recumbent length, skinfold thicknesses, circumferences (head, waist, limb, etc.), limb lengths, and breadths (shoulder, wrist, etc.) are examples of anthropometric measures (2). Anthropometric studies today are conducted to investigate the evolutionary significance of differences in body proportion between populations (3). In endurance athletes, the association of anthropometric characteristics, such as body mass, body height, and body mass index, both the length and the circumference of limbs, body fat, and the skin-fold thicknesses, with performance has been investigated in the disciplines of swimming, cycling, running, inline skating, and the combination as triathlon. Body mass was related to performance in runners (4–6). Body height was significantly associated with performance in swimming (7–9). Among the different anthropometric variables, the skin-fold thicknesses seem to be of higher importance as the skinfold thicknesses seem to correlate with training in the prerace preparation of highly trained runners (10). In university student groups, the School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) students do regular physical exercise, but most of the students in the Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) and Faculty of Medicine (FMed) do not usually do regular exercise. In order to investigate the correlation of physical exercise on the development and growth of body components, we designed a study and investigated the anthropometric measurements of the students in SPESp, FFArts, and FMed in Anadolu University.
Unauthenticated Download Date | 4/14/16 6:24 PM
2 Cingi et al.: Body proportions of university students
Materials and methods
Results
This prospective study was conducted in students of the “School of Physical Education and Sports” (SPESp) and Faculty of Fine Arts (FFArts) in Anadolu University and the Faculty of Medicine (FMed) in Eskişehir Osmangazi University between January and June 2012.
Proportions of students in groups 1–3 are shown in Table 1 and Figure 1A–C. The difference between groups 1–3 was analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis variance analysis. When statistically significant difference was present, to detect the cause, pairwise comparisons (groups 1–2, groups 1–3, and groups 2–3) were performed by Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction: – There was no significant difference for waist/hip circumferences between groups 1–3 (p > 0.05) (Table 1). – Height values of group 1 (185.22 cm) were significantly higher than those of group 2 (176.97 cm) and group 3 (174.91 cm) (p
