Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro

The purpose of this research was to examine Montenegrin adolescents’ body height from the northern region. Also, the research examines an arm span as an alternative assessment for measuring the body height which varies from region to region in Montenegro. The research surveyed 345 adolescents (164 m...

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Main Author: Marija Bubanja
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Language:English
Published: Montenegrin Sports Academy 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education
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Online Access:http://www.jaspe.ac.me/clanci/JASPE_July_2018_Bubanja_67-71.pdf
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description The purpose of this research was to examine Montenegrin adolescents’ body height from the northern region. Also, the research examines an arm span as an alternative assessment for measuring the body height which varies from region to region in Montenegro. The research surveyed 345 adolescents (164 males and 181 females) from the northern region of Montenegro. Anthropometric measurements were performed according to the protocol of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). The final outcome of the research are mean values and standard deviations related to anthropometric measurements. The relationship between the body height and the arm span was determined by using simple correlation coefficients and their 95% confidence interval. This was followed by a linear regression analysis which was utilized to determine to what extent the arm span can reliably predict the body height. The results show that adolescents from the north part of Montenegro are high; men have an average body height of 182.89 ± 6.39 centimeters and the arm span of 182.95 ± 7.04 centimeters, while the average height of the female population is 169.47 ± 6.08 centimeters with a arm span of 168.02 ± 7.40 centimeters. Compared to other studies, the results of this research have shown that this population is taller than most nations throughout Europe. Moreover, as it was expected, the arm span can predict reliably the body height when it comes to this population.
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spelling doaj-art-281b3790ee2e410c95668a261e1888de2025-08-20T03:58:07ZengMontenegrin Sports AcademyJournal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education2536-569X2536-57032018-07-0123677110.26773/jaspe.180712Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in MontenegroMarija Bubanja0University of Montenegro, Faculty for Sport and Physical Education, Niksic, MontenegroThe purpose of this research was to examine Montenegrin adolescents’ body height from the northern region. Also, the research examines an arm span as an alternative assessment for measuring the body height which varies from region to region in Montenegro. The research surveyed 345 adolescents (164 males and 181 females) from the northern region of Montenegro. Anthropometric measurements were performed according to the protocol of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). The final outcome of the research are mean values and standard deviations related to anthropometric measurements. The relationship between the body height and the arm span was determined by using simple correlation coefficients and their 95% confidence interval. This was followed by a linear regression analysis which was utilized to determine to what extent the arm span can reliably predict the body height. The results show that adolescents from the north part of Montenegro are high; men have an average body height of 182.89 ± 6.39 centimeters and the arm span of 182.95 ± 7.04 centimeters, while the average height of the female population is 169.47 ± 6.08 centimeters with a arm span of 168.02 ± 7.40 centimeters. Compared to other studies, the results of this research have shown that this population is taller than most nations throughout Europe. Moreover, as it was expected, the arm span can predict reliably the body height when it comes to this population.http://www.jaspe.ac.me/clanci/JASPE_July_2018_Bubanja_67-71.pdfBody HeightArm SpanAnthropometryAdolescentsMontenegro
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Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
Journal of Anthropology of Sport and Physical Education
Body Height
Arm Span
Anthropometry
Adolescents
Montenegro
title Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
title_full Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
title_fullStr Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
title_full_unstemmed Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
title_short Body Height and Its Estimation Utilizing Arm Span Measurements in Adolescents From Northern Region in Montenegro
title_sort body height and its estimation utilizing arm span measurements in adolescents from northern region in montenegro
topic Body Height
Arm Span
Anthropometry
Adolescents
Montenegro
url http://www.jaspe.ac.me/clanci/JASPE_July_2018_Bubanja_67-71.pdf
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