DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT FORMULAS BY MEASURING UPPER ARM, LOWER ARM, THIGH AND CALF LENGTH WITH KINANTHROPOMETRIC METHODS

Authors : İrfan Marangoz

Pages : 208-217

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Publication Date : 2024-08-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study was to measure upper arm, lower arm, thigh and calf lengths by kinanthropometric methods and to formulate height formulae. The sample of the study consisted of 101 students, 48 males and 53 females, who were studying at Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Sport Sciences and accepted to participate in the study on the basis of voluntary participation. This research was conducted according to the random sampling method. Statistical analyses of the data obtained from the participants were performed using descriptives, linear regression and Pearson analysis methods in SPSS 29.0 package programme. At the end of our study, a total of 12 height formulae, 6 for males and 6 for females, were created. In our study, the standard errors of the formulas of the height lengths obtained using indirect methods (kinanthropometric) were between 3.10-3.86 for men and 2.27-4.56 for women. In addition, a positive high level relationship p0,001 between height and upper arm and lower arm, a positive medium level relationship p0,01 between height and thigh, and a positive low level relationship p0,05 between height and calf were found in male participants, while a positive high level relationship p0,001 between height and upper arm and a positive medium level relationship p0,001 between height and calf was found in female participants. In conclusion, when the standard error values of the formulae for the height obtained by indirect methods are compared with the standard error values obtained by direct methods (X-ray or direct skeletal measurements), it is seen that the error values of our study are lower (2.27 in females) or similar (3.10 in males).
Keywords : alt kol, uyluk, baldır, kinantropometri, boy, formül

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