Beyond somatotype categories: composition-based clustering of body types in young adults
These findings highlight pronounced sex-related differences, considerable intra-category variability, and distinct body composition patterns across somatotypes in the general population. Notably, although individuals classified within the same somatotype can still present heterogeneous body shapes, the Endomorphic-Mesomorph profile distinctly characterizes males with moderate fat mass and higher muscle mass.
Authors
- Tindaro Bongiovanni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1411-1601)
- Fabrizio Spataro
- Sofia Serafini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-5070)
- Cristian Petri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9741-0481)
- Pascal Izzicupo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6944-8995)
- Francesco Campa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3028-7802)
- Jordan R. Moon
- Giulia Baroncini
- Eleonora Faraone
- Leonardo Ortenzi
Institutions
- Quanta Technology (United States) (US)
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- University of Padua (IT)
- Università Campus Bio-Medico (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- Aurelia Hospital (IT)
- Mylan (Switzerland) (CH)
- University of Bologna (IT)
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1722899
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Padova