Body composition analysis for non-athlete urban schoolgirls in the pubertal stage

George Danut Mocanu; Madalina Gabriela  Postelnicu; Andreea Maria Adam; Gabriel Murariu; Vladimir   Potop

doi:10.15561/26649837.2023.0310

Authors

George Danut Mocanu "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3534-5055
Madalina Gabriela Postelnicu "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9266-5338
Andreea Maria Adam "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1990-9073
Gabriel Murariu "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7107-2007
Vladimir Potop University of Pitesti https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8571-2469

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2023.0310

Keywords:

students, puberty, body composition, obesity, fat mass, lean mass, fitness score

Abstract

Background and Study Purpose. Body composition analysis by bioimpedance is a modern investigation method that provides additional and relevant information, compared to the classical assessment, based only on BMI levels. The purpose of the research is to compare body composition parameters for secondary school girls, according to the stages of puberty and to identify the differences that appear between these stages. Material and Methods. The investigated group was made up of 115 non-athlete girls from the urban environment, divided into two distinct age categories: 10-12 years/55 cases (Under 12 with age=10.97±0.40, BMI=19.53±3.71, percentiles BMI=65.52± 25.78) and 12-13 years/end of puberty/60 cases (Over 12 with age=12.30±0.30 BMI=20.72±3.62, BMI percentiles=66.13±28.23). The assessment carried out with Inbody 720/Biospace (Korea). Results. Reporting to the percentile ranges indicates the absence of Underweight cases for the Over 12 group and only 7.27% of the Under 12 group falls within these values. In both groups, the Normal Weight class dominates (67.27% for Under 12 and 63.34% for Over 12), and the percentages of Overweight and Obese cases are higher for Over 12 (23.33% and 13.33%, respectively). The distribution according to body composition indicates the slim type for about a quarter of the students of both groups, but also the placement of a large number of subjects in the Chubby/normal type category (29.10% for Under 12 and 20% for Over 12). According to the percentage of mass fat, the Over 12 group has a double percentage of Obesity for high level, compared to Under 12 group (23.33% vs. 10.90%). The Over 12 group has statistically higher values (P<0.05) for body fat mass (BFM), Skeletal lean mass (SLM), fat free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), Skeletal Muscle Mass (SMM) and has a much higher number of cases reporting abdominal obesity/ waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) (33.34% vs. 14.55%). Conclusions. The analysis of body composition by bioimpedance allowed the precise identification of the ratio between the main components of the body, clearly highlighting the cases with problems related to the very high percentage of fat mass. In this sense, for many girls who fell according to the BMI percentiles in the Normal Weight category, the low percentage of muscle tissue and the excessive amounts of fat generated the reclassification in the Chubby/normal type or Obese/excessive fat type categories. The results confirm the increase in percentages of overweight and obese children for the last stage of puberty.

Author Biographies

George Danut Mocanu, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

george.mocanu@ugal.ro; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport; Galati, Romania.

Madalina Gabriela Postelnicu, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

madalina.postelnicu@ugal.ro; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport; Galati, Romania.

Andreea Maria Adam , "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

andreea.adam@ugal.ro; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport; Galati, Romania.

Gabriel Murariu, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati

gabriel.murariu@ugal.ro; Faculty of Sciences and Environment; Galati, Romania.

Vladimir Potop, University of Pitesti

vladimir_potop@yahoo.com; Department of Physical Education and Sport (Pitesti, Romania); State University of Physical Education and Sport (Chisinau, Republic of Moldova).

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