Título

Correlatos antropométricos de la obsesión por la musculatura

Autor

MARIA DEL CONSUELO ESCOTO PONCE DE LEON

ESTEBAN JAIME CAMACHO RUIZ

CARLOS MARTIN CEDILLO GARRIDO

RICARDO DIAZ CASTILLO

Nivel de Acceso

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Acceso Abierto

Resumen o descripción

To date, few studies have assessed the relationship between anthropometric measures and drive for muscularity (DM). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine anthropometric correlates of DM. 76 college men answered the Drive for Muscularity Scale, and individually their weight, height and four skinfolds (biceps, triceps, suprascapular, and suprailiac) were measured. There were no significant correlations between DMS total score and anthropometric indicators (body mass index, body density, body-fat percentage, fat-free mass index, and waist to hip ratio). Anthropometric indices were not related to the DM, suggesting that the current body composition of participants was not related to the DM. The fact that the fat-free mass index was not associated with DM is significant because we expect more DM in men with average muscularity. One possible explanation is that the DM could be associated with body shape, rather than lean body mass. The findings of this study increase our understanding of the DM in men and may help in designing interventions to decrease the DM.

Editor

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Fecha de publicación

2010

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

Formato

application/application/pdf

Fuente

Revista Mexicana de Trastornos Alimentarios (México) Num.2 Vol.1

Idioma

Español

Relación

http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4257

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Estudiantes

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Repositorio Orígen

REPOSITORIO INSTITUCIONAL DE LA UAEM

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