COMPARISON OF ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS BETWEEN INDIAN ADOLESCENT MALE SWIMMERS AND NON-SWIMMERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Aruna Gulati, Rita Jain, Alisha Khan, Meenu Dhingra

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Background: During adolescence, a number of changes take place in growing children. Current study has been conducted to understand effect of sports training on the growth.
Objective: The main objective of the study is to compare the anthropometric parameters in adolescent swimmers and non-swimmers. Methods: 61 boys (30 swimmers and 31non-swimmers) between age group12-17 years were selected for the study. Height, weight, biacromial breadth (BAB), bicristal breadth (BCB), mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), waist circumference (WC), hip circumference (HC), sum of four skinfolds (SSF) namely triceps, biceps, subscapular and suprailiac, total leg length (TLL), sitting height (SH) and arm span (AS) were the anthropometric measurements taken. Independent sample t-test was used to study the difference between the two groups with p<0.05 as level of significance. Conclusion: As a response to training stimulus, the development of anthropometric parameters of swimmers are significantly different from non-swimmers. However, they follow the normal growth pattern like their non-swimming peers.

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swimming, anthropometry, adolescence, growth, training

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