Mapping the Mountains of Giants: Anthropometric Data from the Western Balkans Reveal a Nucleus of Extraordinary Physical Stature in Europe

Autor: Pavel Grasgruber, Bojan Mašanović, Stipan Prce, Stevo Popović, Fitim Arifi, Duško Bjelica, Dominik Bokůvka, Jan Cacek, Ivan Davidović, Jovan Gardašević, Eduard Hrazdíra, Sylva Hřebíčková, Pavlína Ingrová, Predrag Potpara, Nikola Stračárová, Gregor Starc, Nataša Mihailović

Publikováno v: Biology, Vol 11, Iss 5, p 786 (2022)

The inhabitants of the Dinaric Alps (former Yugoslavia and Albania) have long been known as people of impressive body height, but after World War II, there was a critical lack of data related to this phenomenon. This anthropological synthesis include

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Nutritional and socio-economic predictors of adult height in 152 world populations

Autor: Eduard Hrazdíra, Pavel Grasgruber

Publikováno v: Economics & Human Biology

Height is one of the most sensitive indicators of well-being because it combines the external influences of nutrition, economic wealth, health care, social equality, and other important socio-economic factors. The aim of this ecological study was to

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32247188

The coast of giants: An anthropometric survey of high schoolers on the Adriatic coast of Croatia

Autor: Pavel Grasgruber, Stipe Prce, Nikola Stračárová, Eduard Hrazdíra, Jan Cacek, Stevo Popović, Sylva Hřebíčková, Predrag Potpara, Ivan Davidovič

The aim of this anthropometric survey was to map regional differences in height and body proportions in eight counties adjacent to the Adriatic coast of Croatia. Body height was measured in 1803 males and 782 females aged 17-20 years at 66 schools in

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The comparison of flexibility in the Czech population aged 18-59 years

Autor: Pavel Grasgruber, Eduard Hrazdíra, Tomáš Kalina

Publikováno v: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, Vol 8, Iss 2Proc, Pp 135-140 (2013)
RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante
Universidad de Alicante (UA)

The aim of this study was to compare flexibility in the Czech population in age 18 - 59. The values of isometric strength were obtained using a sit and reach test (measuring of maximal reach in sit). In comparison with previous standards of sit-and-r

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https://doi.org/10.4100/jhse.2012.8.proc2.16

Food consumption and the actual statistics of cardiovascular diseases: an epidemiological comparison of 42 European countries

Autor: Martin Sebera, Sylva Hrebickova, Jan Cacek, Eduard Hrazdíra, Pavel Grasgruber

Publikováno v: Food & Nutrition Research; Vol 60 (2016)
BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
Food & Nutrition Research, Vol 60, Iss 0, Pp 1-27 (2016)
Food & Nutrition Research

Background : The aim of this ecological study was to identify the main nutritional factors related to the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Europe, based on a comparison of international statistics. Design : The mean consumption of 62 f

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http://www.foodandnutritionresearch.net/index.php/fnr/article/view/31694