COMPARISON OF ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS BETWEEN INDIAN ADOLESCENT MALE SWIMMERS AND NON-SWIMMERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors

  • Aruna Gulati Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of PE & SS, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Rita Jain Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of PE & SS, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Alisha Khan PhD Scholar, Sports Authority of India, Delhi, India
  • Meenu Dhingra Ex Senior Scientific Officer, Sports Authority of India, Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v7i2.3858

Keywords:

swimming, anthropometry, adolescence, growth, training

Abstract

Background: During adolescence, a number of changes take place in growing children. Current study has been conducted to understand effect of sports training on the growth. Objective: The main objective of the study is to compare the anthropometric parameters in adolescent swimmers and non-swimmers. Methods: 61 boys (30 swimmers and 31non-swimmers) between age group12-17 years were selected for the study. Height, weight, biacromial breadth (BAB), bicristal breadth (BCB), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), sum of four skinfolds (SSF) namely triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac, total leg length (TLL), sitting height (SH) and arm span (AS) were the anthropometric measurements taken. Independent sample t-test was used to study the difference between the two groups with p<0.05 as level of significance. Conclusion: As a response to training stimulus, the development of anthropometric parameters of swimmers are significantly different from non-swimmers. However, they follow the normal growth pattern like their non-swimming peers.

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Author Biographies

  • Aruna Gulati, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of PE & SS, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
    Dr. Aruna Gulati, Associate Professor, Delhi University. Areas of interest include Exercise Physiology with special reference to EMG Studies in sports.
  • Rita Jain, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of PE & SS, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
    Rita Jain (M.Sc., Ph.D.), Associate Professor, Delhi University. Areas of interest include Kinanthropometry, Nutrition, Physical Fitness and Physical Education.
  • Alisha Khan, PhD Scholar, Sports Authority of India, Delhi, India
    Alisha Khan (PhD Scholar at Amity University), working as Anthropometrist Grade II at Sports Authority of India.
  • Meenu Dhingra, Ex Senior Scientific Officer, Sports Authority of India, Delhi, India
    Dr. Meenu Dhingra, Senior Scientific Officer, (Retired). M.Sc., Ph.D. (Delhi University). Research areas of interest are Kinanthropometry, Physical fitness, Maturity Gradient in growing children and Talent Scouting in Sports.

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2021-07-22

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