Somatotype of an urban female school population from the Araucanía region, Chile.
Keywords:
Body composition, Somatotype, SchoolchildrenAbstract
Objective: To describe the somatotype corresponding to the urban female population aged 10 to 14 years in the Araucanía region. Methods: A sample of 69 female students from urban educational institutions was recorded. The somatotype was evaluated using the equations established by Heath and Carter. Results: The highest frequency of age was 10 years, with a predominance of the mesomorph somatotype at this age. Likewise, the predominant somatotype in subcategories according to distribution was endo-mesomorph. Similarly, this subcategory is the most frequent in terms of percentage and age (10 to 14 years). Conclusion: The results suggest that the urban female student population aged 10 to 14 years in the Araucanía region presents an endo-mesomorph somatotype.
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