Abstract
Purpose of the study was: to investigate the body composition of the young Gujarati men. The object of the study was 147 young men of the Gujarat ethnic group at the age of 17–21. The study was carried out using anthropometric techniques. Bone, muscle and fat components of body mass, body mass index and body surface area were calculated. The average body length of Gujarat youths was determined as 171,75 ± 0,50 cm, body weight – 63,57 ± 1,17 kg. The average thickness of the fat fold on the back was 1,80 ± 0,08 cm, on the front shoulder – 0,64 ± 0,04 cm, on the back shoulder – 0,81 ± 0,04 cm, on the forearm – 0,53 ± 0,03 cm, on the chest – 1,07 ± 0,05 cm, on the abdomen – 2,22 ± 0,10 cm, on the thigh 1,69 ± 0.07 and on the leg – 1,11 ± 0,05. The skin fold on the back of the hand was 0,21 ± 0,01 cm. The average value of the body mass index among Gujarati boys was 21,50 ± 0,36 kg / m2. The absolute mass of the fat component in young men was 14,50 ± 0,68 kg, the mass of the muscle component was 23,50 ± 0,36 kg, and the absolute mass of the bone component was 10,09 ± 0,12 kg. The relative mass of the fat component of young men was 21,48 ± 0,65%, the relative mass of the muscle component was 37,75 ± 0,51% and the bone component was 16,31 ± 0,21%. The predominant component in the groups with normal, overweight and underweight was muscle, in the obese group, it was - fat.
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