Somatotype and body composition of healthy adult men and women and their contribution to civilization diseases risk
Somatotype may provide complementary information to individual measurements for assessing biological risk and predisposition to disease among adults, especially women. As such, somatotype can be considered a useful and appropriate tool for describing health-related characteristics across different populations, including both healthy and diseased individuals.
Authors
- Knapik Andrzej
- Lipowicz Anna
- Nowak Zbigniew
- Pol Aleksandra
- Świerczyńska Karolina
- Nierwińska Katarzyna
- Myśliwiec Andrzej
Institutions
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (PL)
- Victim Support (GB)
- Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w Katowicach (PL)
- University of Silesia in Katowice (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40101-025-00420-8
- Primary Topic
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00