ИСТИНА

The Heath-Carter somatotype is commonly used in population studies for the assessment of body physique in anthropology and sports science [1]. Its advantages over the other assessment schemes lie in applicability to any ethnic group of both sexes in a wide age range from 2 to 70 years and older and using a continuous rating scale convenient for statistical data analysis, while the disadvantages are the need to measure 10 specific anthropometric dimensions by a qualified measurer and dependence on the instruments used which limits the ability of its application in larger surveys. Recently, the possibility was shown to assess the somatotype as a part of conventional bioimpedance measurements procedure [2] which meant opening up more opportunities to study variations in the somatotype due to availability of mass population bioimpedance data in many countries. The suggested bioimpedance-based equations for the endomorphy and mesomorphy ratings in children and adolescents of Russian ethnicity were applicable to other ethnic groups of Russia, such as Adygeans, Kalmyks and Tatars [3]. However, possible differences of the bioimpedance equipment, as well as measurement techniques/standardization and electrodes between studies may result in inconsistency of the measurement data and the need to develop inter-instrument conversion formulae. Here, we address these issues using anthropometric and bioimpedance data of children and adolescents aged 6-18 years from Moscow (n=1832) and Ankara (n=1386). Preliminary results on the comparison of the somatotypes in our study groups, as well as applicability of the bioimpedance-based approach in Turkish children and adolescents are discussed, and the respective formulae for the endomorphy and mesomorphy ratings are constructed. [1] Carter J.E.L., Heath B.H. Somatotyping: development and applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. 517 p. [2] Anisimova A.V., Godina E.Z., Nikolaev D.V., Rudnev S.G. Evaluation of the Heath-Carter somatotype revisited: new bioimpedance equations for children and adolescents. In: IFMBE Proceedings, V.54. 2nd Latin American Conference on Bioimpedance (CLABIO 2015). Sept, 30 – Oct 2, 2015, Montevideo, Uruguay. 2016. — p. 80-83. [3] Anisimova A.V., Godina E.Z., Rudnev S.G., Svistunova N.V. Validation of bioimpedance equations for the assessment of Heath-Carter somatotype in children and adolescents // Vestnik Mosk. universiteta. Seriya XXIII. Antropologiya. 2016. N 2. — p. 28-38. (In Russ.)