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Validation of the first and second components of the Heath‐Carter modified somatotype method
Author(s) -
Wilmore Jack H.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330320306
Subject(s) - somatotypes , lean body mass , body weight , lower body , component (thermodynamics) , psychology , biology , anthropometry , endocrinology , medicine , physics , thermodynamics
An attempt was made to validate the contention that the first and second components of the Heath‐Carter somatotype system reflect relative fatness‐leanness and lean body weight respectively. Heath‐Carter somatotypes and underwater weighing determinations of percentage body fat and lean body weight were performed on 128 young women and 133 young men. The analysis of the resulting data indicated only a moderate relationship between the first component and percentage body fat and practically no relationship between the second component and lean body weight. Also, a fairly high correlation was found between the second and third somatotype components indicating a possible lack of discrimination between the two.