scholarly journals Relations of Morphological Characteristics and Aerobic Durability of Fudbalers of Different Age Categories // Relacije morfoloških karakteristika i aerobne izdržljivosti fudbalera različitih uzrasnih kategorija

Author(s):  
Vladan Pelemiš ◽  
Darijan Ujsasi ◽  
Danica Džinović ◽  
Dušan Josić

The aim of the study was to analyze if there is a connection between some anthropometric measrements and a test for assessing aerobic ability in footballers of different age categories. 65 players were subjected to these measurements, of which 25 players aged 13-14 years (pioneers); 20 players aged 15-16 years (cadets) and 20 players aged 17-18 years (juniors). By using standard anthropometric instruments, body height, body weight, median volume of the chest and aerobic endurance were measured using a 20m “shuttle run” test. Using linear regression analysis, it was found that there is no statistically significant effect of anthropometric variables on a variable (20m “shuttle run”) of all three age players. In these ages, obviously some other characteristics have more influence on the manifestation of aerobic ability. The results of the research can be used by experts in the field of sports in further planning and organizing training contents

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-185
Author(s):  
Takanori Masuda ◽  
Takeshi Nakaura ◽  
Yoshinori Funama ◽  
Tomoyasu Sato ◽  
Tetsuya Nitta ◽  
...  

Introduction To evaluate the effect of sex, age, height, cardiac output (CO), total body weight (TBW), body surface area (BSA), and lean body weight (LBW) on vessel enhancement of the ascending aorta in pediatric chest computed tomography angiography (c-CTA). Materials and Methods This retrospective study received institutional review board approval; parental prior informed consent for inclusion was obtained for all patients. All 50 patients were examined using our routine protocol; iodine (600 mg/kg) was the contrast medium (CM). Unenhanced and contrast-enhanced scans were obtained. We calculated the CM volume per vessel enhancement and performed univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis of the relationship between CM volume per vessel enhancement and each of the body parameters. Results All patient characteristics were significantly related to CM volume per vessel enhancement ( P < .05). Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed a significant correlation between CM volume per vessel enhancement and TBW, BSA, and LBW, but not the patient sex, age, CO, and height. The LBW model for CM volume per vessel enhancement yielded the highest determination coefficient (R2 = .913) and the lowest Akaike Information Criterion (400.324). Conclusions Our findings support the delivery of an iodine dose adjusted to the LBW at c-CTA.


1968 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Stodart

A total of 2881 rabbits were shot during 1962-64 in regular samples from four sites representing different climatic regions in eastern Australia. Samples of the faeces were examined for coccidial oocysts. Seven species of Eimeria (E. stiedae, E. media, E. perforans, E. irresidua, E. magna, E. piriformis, and E. exigua) were recorded. Dried lens weight and paunched (eviscerated) body weight of the rabbits were used as estimates of age. A decrease in oocyst output with increasing age of the rabbit was apparent when progeny of particular breeding seasons were followed and when all data were grouped together at the subalpine site. Linear regression analysis showed that the decrease was greatest at the subalpine site, where the young had high oocyst counts, less in the subtropical and Mediterranean climates, and virtually absent at the arid site. The rate of the decrease varied between species; it was greatest for E. magna and was slight and variable in occurrence for E. piriformis. Adult rabbits transported from the arid site to infected pasture in Canberra were found from 1 to 10 weeks after release to have an oocyst count comparable to that of young rabbits at the subalpine site. Cage-reared progeny of the rabbits from the arid site were more susceptible to accidental infection than cage-reared progeny of rabbits from the temperate southern tablelands of New South Wales.


2003 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 551-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olorunsola F. AGBAJE ◽  
Stephen D. LUZIO ◽  
Ahmed I. S. ALBARRAK ◽  
David J. LUNN ◽  
David R. OWENS ◽  
...  

We adopted Bayesian analysis in combination with hierarchical (population) modelling to estimate simultaneously population and individual insulin sensitivity (SI) and glucose effectiveness (SG) with the minimal model of glucose kinetics using data collected during insulin-modified intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and made comparison with the standard non-linear regression analysis. After fasting overnight, subjects with newly presenting Type II diabetes according to World Health Organization criteria (n=65; 53 males, 12 females; age, 54±9 years; body mass index, 30.4±5.2 kg/m2; means±S.D.) underwent IVGTT consisting of a 0.3 g of glucose bolus/kg of body weight given at time zero for 2 min, followed by 0.05 unit of insulin/kg of body weight at 20 min. Bayesian inference was carried out using vague prior distributions and log-normal distributions to guarantee non-negativity and, thus, physiological plausibility of model parameters and associated credible intervals. Bayesian analysis gave estimates of SI in all subjects. Non-linear regression analysis failed in four cases, where Bayesian analysis-derived SI was located in the lower quartile and was estimated with lower precision. The population means of SI and SG provided by Bayesian analysis and non-linear regression were identical, but the interquartile range given by Bayesian analysis was tighter by approx. 20% for SI and by approx. 15% for SG. Individual insulin sensitivities estimated by the two methods were highly correlated (rS=0.98; P<0.001). However, the correlation in the lower 20% centile of the insulin-sensitivity range was significantly lower than the correlation in the upper 80% centile (rS=0.71 compared with rS=0.99; P<0.001). We conclude that the Bayesian hierarchical analysis is an appealing method to estimate SI and SG, as it avoids parameter estimation failures, and should be considered when investigating insulin-resistant subjects.


2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ladislav Vomáčko ◽  
Jiří Baláš ◽  
Matouš Jindra

Sport climbing is now seen as part of the climbing population fi tness interesting resource. Th is study clarifi es the relationship between selected conditioning tests, anamnetic data and performance in sport climbing in the climbing trips OS or RP and each points to a relationship between these ways of ascent climbing routes. Study describes the relation between the diff erent standardized tests selected from Eurofi t test set (standing long jump, full forward trunk bend, pull-up hold, manual dynamometry, „fl amingo“ exercise), anthropometric data (body height, body weight, body fat ratio in %) and anamnestic data (length of climbing experience, climbing performance in terms Red Point RP, and On sight OS). Th e dependency measure is expressed by a linear regression with two dependent variables. Th e dependent variables express climbing performance in terms of RP and OS. Th e signifi cant indicators for dependent variable RP in this given regressive model are length of climbing experience, pull-up hold, manual dynamometry and body weight; for the dependent variable OS, these are length of climbing experience, pull-up hold and manual dynamometry. Aft er the application of a linear regression analysis with two dependent variables, the dependency measure between the RP and OS performance was formulated as a partial correlation rp = 0,745.


2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samanta Mascarenhas Moraes ◽  
Juliano Pelim Pessan ◽  
Irene Ramires ◽  
Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf

This study evaluated the fluoride intake from dentifrices with different fluoride concentrations ([F]) by children aged 24-36 months, as well as the influence of the dentifrice flavor in the amount of fluoride ingested during toothbrushing. Thirty-three children were randomly divided into 3 groups, according to the [F] in the dentifrices: G-A (523 µgF/g), G-B (1,062 µgF/g) and G-C (1,373 µgF/g). Dentifrices A and B are marketed for children, while dentifrice C is a regular product. The amount of F ingested was indirectly obtained, subtracting the amount expelled and the amount left on the toothbrush from the amount initially loaded onto the brush. The results were analyzed by ANOVA, Tukey's test and linear regression analysis (p < 0.05). Children ingested around 60% of the dentifrice loaded onto the brush, but no significant differences were seen among the groups (p > 0.05). Mean daily fluoride intake from dentifrice for G-A, G-B and G-C was 0.022ª, 0.032ª and 0.061b mg F/kg body weight, respectively (p < 0.01). There was a strong positive correlation (r = 0.86, p < 0.0001) between the amount of dentifrice used and the amount of fluoride ingested during toothbrushing. The results indicate the need for instructing children's parents and care givers to use a small amount of dentifrice (< 0.3 g) to avoid excessive ingestion of fluoride. The use of low-[F] dentifrices by children younger than 6 years also seems to be a good alternative to minimize fluoride intake. Dentifrice flavor did not influence the percentage of fluoride intake.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Lu ◽  
Jia-Sian Hou ◽  
Bang-Gee Hsu

Abstract Background and Aims Osteoprotegerin, a potent osteoclast activation inhibitor, decreases bone resorption and positively affects bone mineral density (BMD). Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between BMD and fasting serum osteoprotegerin concentration in hemodialysis patients. Method Fasting blood samples were obtained from 75 chronic hemodialysis patients. BMD was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in lumbar vertebrae (L2-L4). Serum osteoprotegerin levels were measured using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results A total of 7 patients (9.3%) had osteoporosis and 20 patients (26.7%) had osteopenia in hemodialysis patients. Older age (p = 0.023), increased serum osteoprotegerin (p &lt; 0.001), urea reduction rate (URR, p = 0.021), Kt/V (p = 0.027), while decreased height (p &lt; 0.001), body weight (p &lt; 0.001), body mass index (BMI; p &lt; 0.001), and logarithmically transformed triglyceride (log-triglyceride, p = 0.020) was significantly correlated with low lumbar T-score cut-off points between groups (normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis) in hemodialysis patients. Female patients had lower lumbar BMD than male hemodialysis patients (p = 0.002). Univariate linear regression analysis indicated lumbar BMD were positively correlated with height (p &lt; 0.001), body weight (p &lt; 0.001), BMI (p &lt; 0.001), log-triglyceride (p = 0.004), creatinine (p = 0.016), while negatively correlated with age (p = 0.001), alkaline phosphatase (p = 0.016), URR (p = 0.012), Kt/V (p = 0.013), and osteoprotegerin (p &lt; 0.001) among the hemodialysis patients. Multivariate forward stepwise linear regression analysis of the significant variables revealed that female hemodialysis patient (adjusted R2 change = 0.040; p = 0.003), body weight (adjusted R2 change = 0.126; p = 0.001), kt/V (adjusted R2 change = 0.024; p = 0.034) and osteoprotegerin (adjusted R2 change = 0.332; p &lt; 0.001) were the independent predictors of lumbar BMD values in the hemodialysis patients. Conclusion Our study results revealed that increased serum osteoprotegerin levels were independently associated with decreased BMD in the lumbar spine, and with increased risk of osteoporosis in hemodialysis patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 184 (21) ◽  
pp. 651-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn Sreenivasan Chandrakumar ◽  
Alex zur Linden ◽  
Mark Owen ◽  
Sarah Pemberton ◽  
Chantale L Pinard ◽  
...  

Diagnostic imaging of the eye can be performed using ultrasonography, MRI or CT. This study describes the CT dimensions, volumes and radiodensities of presumed normal feline intraocular structures. Nineteen adult patients were included in this retrospective study. Fourteen males and five females were included, with domestic short hair (DSH) being the predominant breed. Length, volume and radiodensity values for the lens, anterior chamber, vitreous chamber and optic nerve were calculated as well as measurements of the optic nerve width. There was no significant correlation found on linear regression analysis comparing patient’s body weight with the various ocular measurements. Measurements of the lens, globe and optic nerve had significant differences (P<0.05) noted between the sexes, with males having increased values. These results may be skewed due to the large majority of male patients in the study. There was a weak correlation found between age and right eye (OD) optic nerve width, with an increase in the optic nerve width noted with increasing age. The findings of this study are a first step in establishing CT reference values for feline intraocular structure measurements.


2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Kryst ◽  
Magdalena Żegleń ◽  
Iwona Wronka ◽  
Agnieszka Woronkowicz ◽  
Inez Bilińska-Pawlak ◽  
...  

AbstractThe objective of the study was to analyse selected anthropometric features of children, adolescents and young adults from middle-class families in Kolkata, India, by BMI and adiposity categories. Standardized anthropometric measurements of 4194 individuals (1999 male and 2195 female) aged 7–21 were carried out between the years 2005 and 2011. The results were compared by BMI and adiposity categories. Statistical significance was assessed using two-way-ANOVA and linear regression analysis was performed. The study population could be differentiated in terms of BMI and adiposity categories for all examined anthropometric characteristics (p≤ 0.001). After taking age into consideration, differences were observed for males in the case of body height and humerus breadth in BMI and adiposity categories, and for femur breadth in the case of adiposity categories. For females, differences were noted in body height measurements in BMI and adiposity categories, a sum of skinfold thicknesses in BMI categories, and upper-arm and calf circumferences in adiposity categories. The patterns of differences in the BMI categories were found to be similar to those in adiposity categories. The linear regression analysis results showed that there was a significant relationship between BMI and body fat ratio in the examined population. Underweight individuals, and those with low adiposity, were characterized by lower extremity circumferences and skeletal breadths. These features reached highest values in overweight/obese persons, characterized by high body fat. However, the differences observed between each BMI and adiposity category, in most cases, were only present in early childhood.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Ibrahim

Association of small intestine measurements with body weight in broilersABSTRACT. The main objective of the present study was to investigate the association of small intestine measurements with body weight in broilers. Sixty five weeks old unsex broiler chicks (CP 707) were used. All birds were leg-banded and alloted to 60 cage units and than were fasted for 10 hours but water given. All birds were weighed individually and then sacrificed by neck vein bleeding. Small intestine was dissected individually to determine length and wide. All data were subjected to statistical analysis: correlation and simple linear regression, analysis of variance and t-test. The length of small intestine, duodenum, and jejunum/ileum were each strongly correlated with body weight: r = 0,88; P 0,01; r = 0,71; P 0,01; and r = 0,80, P 0,01 respectively. The wide of duodenum and jejunum/ileum were each closely correlated with body weight: r = 0,90; P 0,01; and r = 0,86; P 0,01 respectively. Results of study indicated that there were strong association between small intestine measurements and body weight in broilers.


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