Anthropometric Characteristics of Elite and Olympic Mexican Track and Field Athletes

Completed

• Conditions: Athletes
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Anthropometric assessment

• Registration Number: NCT06416124
• Lead Sponsor: Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement

Brief Summary

Sport specialization requires an understanding of morphological variability to optimize performance. However, the current literature lacks a detailed analysis of the anthropometric profile of track and field athletes, especially in Latin America. Additionally, the five-way fractionation method of body mass has been under-documented. These gaps highlight the need for more research to maximize the potential of athletes, particularly in emerging countries like Mexico. This study aims to determine the anthropometric characteristics of elite and Olympic Mexican track and field athletes. A descriptive cross-sectional study will be conducted. Forty-three anthropometric variables will be assessed to characterize the athlete´s physical composition using the standards of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Those variables will be used to describe the anthropometric profile (Heath and Carter somatotype, body composition through five-way fractionation method, muscle bone index, muscular adipose index, sum of skinfold thicknesses, and proportionality through Ross \& Wilson Phantom strategy. Correspondences of those variables will also be established among different tests and specialties: sprint, middle-distance, long-distance, endurance, combined events, jumps, and throws. This study aims to provide the opportunity to generate reliable references for high-performance Mexican athletes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-07-05
• Primary Completion: 2013-07-07
• Study Completion: 2013-07-07
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-16
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

• Elite and Olympic Mexican track and field athletes
• Female and male,
• All national teams
• Actively competing in national and/or international competitions

Exclusion Criteria

• Injured or not classified athletes
• Not informed consent signed

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elite and Olympic Mexican track and field athletes	Anthropometric assessment	All 74 athletes competing in track and field events during the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Athletics Championship will be considered

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anthropometric body composition profile	One day	Body composition assessment through anthropometric five-way fractionation method of Ross and Kerr

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscular Adipose Ratio	One day	Ratio between muscle mass and adipose mass in Kg
Heath and Carter somatotype	One day	A cuantitative method to assess body shape obtained from diferent anthropometric measurements
Sum of skinfold thicknesses	One day	Sum of 6 different skinfold thicknesses
Anthropometric profile	One day	A total of 43 measurements will be obtained using the standards of the methodology of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK)
Muscle Bone Ratio	One day	Ratio between muscle mass and bone mass in Kg
Corrected girths	One day	Correction of girth value by sustracting the skinfold thickness value
Proportionality	One day	Ross phantom strategy for the analisys of body proportions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Iberoamerican Institute of Sports Science and Human Movement; 🇲🇽 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico