Correlations between body density measured with anthropometric variables in young boys on pubertal stage

Abstract

The objective of this study was to identify the correlations between measures of body density and anthropometric variables of 30 young boys in pubescent stage identified by self assessment. The sample was composed by students with mean age (12,3 years / ± 2,26). The variables were analyzed in the SPSS program version.10.0, using Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r). High and significant values (p <0,001) were found among all the skinfolds with higher values for the following points: leg (r= - 0,880); thigh (r = -0, 878); suprailiac (r = -0, 823), for growth variables the following values were obtained: age (r = 0,732); stature (r=0,723) and body mass (r= 0,384), for the circumferences more significant value were found: hip (r = -0,880) and among the widths: humerus biepicondilous (r = 0,621). This study provides the need for combining variables to develop new equations for young boys.