P-91 Anthropometric features of elite male basketball players regarding their playing position. can a high bmi be a health risk for this group of athletes?

Autor: Slavica A. Djordjevic Saranovic, Djordje V. Batinic, Milena Antic, Milena Tomovic
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 50:A82.1-A82
ISSN: 1473-0480
0306-3674
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-097120.144
Popis: The aim of this study is to evaluate anthropometric characteristics of elite male basketball players related to their playing position. These features vary, depending on the player’s age, the game style, the level of competition, always in accordance with the playing position. Anthropometric parameters were determined in 335 elite male basketball player (age 21.57 ± 4.58) and categorised according to their positional roles as guards (n = 156), forwards (n = 48), and centres (n = 131). The height (Seca 214 Portable Stadiometer, Cardinal Health, Ohio, USA) and body mass (BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer, Tanita, Illinois, USA) of the participants were measured to the nearest 0.1 cm and 0.05 kg, respectively. Each participant’s body fat percentage (BF%) and muscle mass percentage (%M) was measured using the bioimpedance segmental body composition analyzer (BC-418 Segmental Body Composition Analyzer, Tanita, Illinois, USA). The height and body mass (guards: 187.52 ± 6.05 cm, 83.53 ± 8.58 kg; forwards: 195.20 ± 3.45 cm, 87.81 ± 8.75 kg; centres: 208.71 ± 4.63 cm, 108.25 ± 9.53 kg) were different between all three groups (p 0.05). Centres were heavier and taller, having both their BMI and BF% (guards: 8.83 ± 3.38%; forwards: 9.66 ± 3.47%; centres: 11.88 ± 4.41%) higher than the other groups (p 0.05). Ninety five players or 28.36% of all, according to their BMI ( > 25kg/m2), were overweight and with increased health risk, but only 3 of them (all centres) had BF% higher than 20% (upper limit of normal range for male, age between 20 and 29, based on NIH/WHO BMI Guidelines). There is a strong relationship between anthropometric characteristics and positional roles in elite basketball players. These characteristics differ between centres, guards and forwards. Similarities were observed only in the%M for all three groups, and in the BMI and BF% between forwards and guards. Furthermore, BMI is not a good predictor of BF% and health risk in the same group of athletes. References Ben Abdelkrim N, Chaouachi A, Chamari K, et al. Positional role and competitive-level differences in elite-level men’s basketball players. J Strength Cond Res 2010:24(5):1346–55. Gallagher, Heymsfield SB, Heo M, et al. Healthy percentage body fat ranges: an approach for developing guidelines based on body mass index. Am J Clin Nutr 2000;72:694–701. Garrido-Chamorro RP, Sirvent-Belando JE, Gonzalez-Lorenzo M, et al. Correlation between body mass index and body composition in elite athletes. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2009;49(3):278–84. Viswanathan J, Nageswara A, Baskar S. Anthropometric assessment of youth national championship basketball players in relation to playing position. Br J Sports Med 2010;44:i36–i37. Drinkwater EJ, Pyne DB, McKenna MJ. Design and interpretation of anthropometric and fitness testing of basketball players. Sports Med 2008:38(7):565–78.
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