Relationship between Foot Length Measurements and Body Height: A Prospective Regional Study among Adolescents in Eastern Region of Kosovo

Mašanović, Bojan; Gardašević, Jovan; Arifi, Fitim

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“…Based on the central and dispersion parameters, the values of skewness and kurtosis of the soccer players of FC Trepca '89, it can be stated that all the variables are within the normal distribution boundaries and that the values are very similar to those of the soccer players of FC Buducnost. It can also be stated that the soccer players of FC Trepca '89 are younger on average and that their body height is similar to the average adult body height in Kosovo (Gardasevic, 2019 ;Masanovic, Bavcevic, & Prskalo, 2019;Gardasevic, 2018;Masanovic, Gardasevic, & Arifi, 2018a;Masanovic, Gardasevic, & Arifi, 2018b;Arifi, Sermaxhaj, Gardasevic, Alaj, & Metaj, 2018;Arifi et al, 2017). It can also be concluded that almost all variables of quantitative value are better with soccer players of FC Trepca '89.…”

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Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

2019

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This research aimed to determine the differences among the top soccer players of a club in Montenegro, FC Buducnost, and the top soccer players of a club in Kosovo, FC Trepca '89, the champions in their countries, in the anthropometric characteristics and body composition. A sample of 45 subjects was divided into two sub-samples. The first sub-sample of the subjects consisted of 30 soccer players of FC Buducnost of the average age 22.73±4.33, the winners of the Montenegro Championship in the 2016/17 season, while the other sub-sample consisted of 15 soccer players of FC Trepca '89 of the average age 21.80±3.57, the winners of the Kosovo Championship in the 2016/17 season. Soccer players were tested immediately after the end of the 2016/17 competition season. Anthropometric characteristics were evaluated using a battery of seven variables: body height, body weight, waist circumference, triceps skinfold, biceps skinfold, skinfold of the back, abdominal skinfold. The body composition was evaluated using a battery of three variables: body mass index, fat percentage and muscle mass. The standard central and dispersion parameters of all variables were calculated. The significance of the differences between the players of the top two soccer clubs in the anthropometric characteristics and variables for assessing body composition was determined using a t-test for independent samples. It was found that the soccer players of the two mentioned clubs do not have statistically significant differences according to the variables.

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Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

2019

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“…paralysis, fractures, amputation, scoliosis and pain). Because of these factors, an estimate of standing height has to be acquired from other reliable anthropometric indicators such as hand and tibia lengths, foot lengths, knee height, length of the forearm, length of the sternum, vertebral column length, sitting height, length of scapula, arm span as well as cranial sutures, skull, facial measurements et cetera (cited in Gardasevic, Rasidagic, Krivokapic, Corluka, & Bjelica, 2017;Popovic, 2017;Popovic, Gardasevic, Masanovic, Arifi , & Bjelica, 2017;Masanovic, Gardasevic, & Arifi , 2018a;Masanovic, Gardasevic, & Arifi , 2018b). Th erefore, all these anthropometric indicators, which are used as an alternative to estimate standing height, are very important in predicting loss in standing height connected with aging.…”

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Relationship between Tibia Length Measurements and Standing Height: A Prospective Regional Study among Adolescents in Southern Region of Kosovo

Gardašević¹,

Mašanović²,

Arifi³

2018

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The purpose of this research is to examine standing height in both Kosovan genders in the Southern Region as well as its association with tibia length, as an alternative to estimating standing height. A total of 225 individuals (120 male and 105 female) participated in this research. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the protocol of ISAK. The relationships between body height and tibia length were determined using simple correlation coeffi cients at a ninety-fi ve percent confi dence interval. A comparison of means of standing height and tibia length between genders was performed using a t-test. After that a linear regression analysis were carried out to examine extent to which tibia length can reliably predict standing height. Results displayed that Southern Kosovan male are 178.60±5.73 cm tall and have a tibia length of 39.93±2.34 cm, while Southern Kosovan female are 165.33±4.45 cm tall and have a tibia length of 35.50±2.07 cm. The results have shown that both genders made Southern-Kosovans a tall group, but shorter than general Kosovan population. Moreover, the tibia length reliably predicts standing height in both genders; but, not reliably enough as arm span. This study also confi rms the necessity for developing separate height models for each region in Kosovo as the results from Southern-Kosovans don't correspond to the general values.

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“…Može se vidjeti da u Crnoj Gori postoje varijacije kada su regioni u pitanju: sjeverna, centralana i južna regija . Interesantno je pomenuti Kosovo, jer specifi čnosti postoje u odnosu na druge populacije kada je odnos tjelesne visine i raspona ruku u pitanju, i takođe se javljaju regionalne razlike (Arifi , Bjelica, Sermaxhaj, Gardašević, Kezunović, & Popović, 2017a;Arifi , Sermaxhaj, Zejnullahu-Raçi, Alaj, & Metaj, 2017b;Mašanović, Gardašević, & Arifi , 2018d;Mašanović, Gardašević, & Arifi , 2018e;Mašanović, Gardašević, & Arifi , 2018f;Mašanović, Gardašević, & Arifi , 2018g;Mašanović, 2018;Mašanović, 2018a;. Prosječna visina Crnogoraca i Crnogorki iz Danilovgrada i Cetinja viša je od prosječne visine Litvanaca (Popović, Bjelica, & Hadžić, 2014), prosječne visine Srba (Popović, Bjelica, Molnar, Jakšić, & Akpinar, 2013), prosječne visine Islanđana (Bjelica i sar., 2012) i mnogih drugih naroda.…”

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Body Height and its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Male and Female Adolescents from Danilovgrad and Cetinje

Vukotic¹

2018

J. Anthr. Sport Phis. Educ.

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The goal of this study was to examine the bodi height of male and female from the Danilovgrad and Cetinje, as well as the ratio of body height and arm span as an alternative assessment of body height. A total of 244 individuals (125 male and 119 female) participated in this research. Anthropometric measurements were taken on the basis of the International Community for the Advancement of Kinantropometry (ISAK). Methods and standard deviations in anthropometric measurements were used. The T-test has verifi ed the diff erences in the arithmetic mean of anthropometric variables in relation to half of the subjects. The correlation between the body height and the arm's length was analyzed with a confi dence of 95%. By linear regression analysis, the prediction of the arm's range on the criterion variable is the body height at the new value of p <0.05. These relationships are shown as a scatter diagram. The results showed that male are 182.49±6.81 cm high and have a range of arms of 183.60±8.27 cm, female are 168.14±6.30 in height and have a arm span of 167.07±7.36 cm. Compared with other studies, the results of this study have shown that men and women from the Danilovgrad and Cetinje belong to a high population, higher than most of the nations in Europe. On the other hand, as expected, it has been shown that in this male and female it is possible to predict reliably the body height using a arm span However, the estimation equations obtained for men and women from the Danilovgrad and Cetinje diff er from the general population, since the arm span was closer to the height of the body (1.11±1.46 cm) and (1.07±1.06 cm) than in the general population. That confi rmans the need of development of special height models of montenegrin population, for everu region in Montenegro.

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Relationship between Foot Length Measurements and Body Height: A Prospective Regional Study among Adolescents in Eastern Region of Kosovo

Cited by 18 publications

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Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

Body Composition of Elite Soccer Players from Montenegro and Kosovo

Relationship between Tibia Length Measurements and Standing Height: A Prospective Regional Study among Adolescents in Southern Region of Kosovo

Body Height and its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Male and Female Adolescents from Danilovgrad and Cetinje

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