Yamamoto Joelle B, Yamamoto Brennan E, Yamamoto Patricia P, Yamamoto Loren G
Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii 96826, USA.
Res Sports Med. 2008;16(2):111-27. doi: 10.1080/15438620802103320.
The purpose of this study is to examine the epidemiology and trends of body size in college athletics. Data were coded from available athlete rosters from four division 1 college athletic programs for football, basketball, baseball, and men's/women's tennis for the period of 1950 to the present. Data on 17,500 football, 2,470 basketball, 3,868 baseball, 903 men's tennis, and 765 women's tennis athletes were entered. Increases in height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) were seen for all sports at most positions, but the greatest increases were observed in football offensive and defensive linemen. The largest increases in weight and (BMI) were observed amongst football offensive and defensive linemen, placing them at greatest risk for size-related medical complications. Other college sports exhibit increases in height, weight, and BMI as well, but the rates of increase were not as great.
本研究的目的是调查大学体育运动员的体型流行病学及趋势。数据来源于1950年至今四个一级大学体育项目（橄榄球、篮球、棒球以及男子/女子网球）的现有运动员花名册。录入了17500名橄榄球运动员、2470名篮球运动员、3868名棒球运动员、903名男子网球运动员以及765名女子网球运动员的数据。在大多数位置上，所有运动项目的运动员身高、体重及体重指数（BMI）均有所增加，但在橄榄球进攻线和防守线球员中增幅最大。体重和BMI增幅最大的是橄榄球进攻线和防守线球员，这使他们出现与体型相关医疗并发症的风险最高。其他大学体育项目的运动员身高、体重和BMI也有所增加，但增幅没有那么大。
