The 6th Congress of Exercise and Sport Sciences

Study on Body Composition of Height-Weight Matched Male and Female Athletes

Pallob Kumar Mondal 1 Sanjib Mridha 2
1Department of Higher Education, State Institute of Physical Education for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
2Department of Physical Education, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Aim: The purpose of the study was to assess the body composition of height-weight-matched male and female athletes.

Methods: Sixty male and female Indian national level athletes, age between 20-25 years, height (157.5cm - 162.5cm), weight (52.5kg - 55.5kg) participated in the study. Body composition variables were body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (% BF), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), lean body mass (LBM), and fat mass (FM). Data were collected following ISAK guidelines (ISAA, 2006). Mean, standard deviation and independent t-test were the statistics used for data analysis and interpretation of data. The level of significant difference between groups was set at 0.05 level (p0.05).

Results: Among the body composition variables, the height-weight-matched athlete, males and females respectively, were: BMI - 20.72±0.62 kg/m2 and 20.96±0.76 kg/m2 (p = 0.19), %BF 9.80±2.29 % and 25.49±2.41 % (p = 0.00), WHR - 0.85±0.03 cm and 0.76±0.04 cm (p = 0.00), LBM 48.59±1.67 kg and 40.20±1.10 kg (p = 0.00) and FM - 5.28±1.23 kg and 13.77±1.51 kg (p = 0.00). Differences between the two groups were observed in %BF, WHR, LBM and FM. However, there was no difference in BMI.

Conclusion: Height-weight-matched male and female athletes had body composition differences in body fat percentage, waist-to-hip ratio, lean body mass and fat mass.

Keywords: body composition; height-weight-match male and female

Pallob Kumar Mondal
Pallob Kumar Mondal
Department of Higher Education








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