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Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners
The relationship of body fat (BF) percentage with performance of elite marathon runners has been well studied; however, less information is available about the variation of skinfold thickness by sex and performance in non-elite marathon runners. The aim of the present study was to examine the variat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32344832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092978 |
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author | Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros Rosemann, Thomas Knechtle, Beat |
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description | The relationship of body fat (BF) percentage with performance of elite marathon runners has been well studied; however, less information is available about the variation of skinfold thickness by sex and performance in non-elite marathon runners. The aim of the present study was to examine the variation of skinfold thickness by sex and performance in recreational marathon runners. Participants included 32 female (age 40.1 ± 9.0 years, BF 19.6 ± 4.7%, and training volume 47.7 ± 22.6 km) and 134 male marathon runners (44.3 ± 8.8 years, 17.6 ± 4.0%, and 53.0 ± 21.2 km, respectively). The largest skinfold thickness was the abdomen in both sexes, whereas the smallest was biceps in men, and chins in women (p < 0.001). The largest sex difference in skinfold thickness was observed in triceps being the fattest in women (p < 0.001). The largest difference in skinfold thickness among men’s performance groups was observed in the iliac crest, and the smallest in the patella and proximal calf (p < 0.001). In summary, skinfold measurements indicated that women had more fat in both their upper and lower limbs, while men had more fat in their trunk. With regards to the role of performance level, the slowest runners presented relatively more fat in the upper limbs and trunk anatomical sites, i.e., away from the active muscles of legs. |
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spelling | pubmed-72467752020-06-10 Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros Rosemann, Thomas Knechtle, Beat Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The relationship of body fat (BF) percentage with performance of elite marathon runners has been well studied; however, less information is available about the variation of skinfold thickness by sex and performance in non-elite marathon runners. The aim of the present study was to examine the variation of skinfold thickness by sex and performance in recreational marathon runners. Participants included 32 female (age 40.1 ± 9.0 years, BF 19.6 ± 4.7%, and training volume 47.7 ± 22.6 km) and 134 male marathon runners (44.3 ± 8.8 years, 17.6 ± 4.0%, and 53.0 ± 21.2 km, respectively). The largest skinfold thickness was the abdomen in both sexes, whereas the smallest was biceps in men, and chins in women (p < 0.001). The largest sex difference in skinfold thickness was observed in triceps being the fattest in women (p < 0.001). The largest difference in skinfold thickness among men’s performance groups was observed in the iliac crest, and the smallest in the patella and proximal calf (p < 0.001). In summary, skinfold measurements indicated that women had more fat in both their upper and lower limbs, while men had more fat in their trunk. With regards to the role of performance level, the slowest runners presented relatively more fat in the upper limbs and trunk anatomical sites, i.e., away from the active muscles of legs. MDPI 2020-04-25 2020-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7246775/ /pubmed/32344832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092978 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros Rosemann, Thomas Knechtle, Beat Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title | Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title_full | Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title_fullStr | Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title_full_unstemmed | Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title_short | Skinfold Thickness Distribution in Recreational Marathon Runners |
title_sort | skinfold thickness distribution in recreational marathon runners |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7246775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32344832 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17092978 |
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