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Body Composition of Young Laborers: The Results of a Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
Bariº Özener
Ýzzet Duyar
Derya Atamtürk
Sažetak
The aim of this study was to determine the changes caused by physical stress on the body composition of young males.
In order to show these changes, the study was performed with 104 young male laborers who worked through their adolescence
and who were currently working in workshops in the industrial sector (Group 1, mean age 18.48±0.61 years). For
the control group, two groups of the same age but having a difference in terms of socioeconomic status were chosen. The
first one of these was comprised of individuals who had the same socioeconomic status as the laborers (Group 2, n=102,
mean age 18.39±0.58 years) but were not laborers. The second control group was composed of individuals from the
higher socioeconomic levels of society (Group 3, n=103, mean age 18.43±0.67). Measurements of the height of the individuals
were taken with a standard portable anthropometer, and their body weight and BIA measurements were taken
with Tanita TBF-305 leg-to-leg body composition analysis equipment. The results of the analysis show that the weight,
height, BMI and fat mass values of the laborers were significantly lower (P < 0.05–0.001) than those of Group 3, but were
not statistically different from those of Group 2. These findings reveal that the effects of socioeconomic conditions on body
composition outweigh those of working conditions.
Ključne riječi
young laborers; BIA; body composition; fat mass; fat-free mass; physical structure
Hrčak ID:
26915
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Datum izdavanja:
3.12.2007.
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