Park Sunhee
J Exerc Nutrition Biochem. 2017 Dec 31;21(4):22-26. doi: 10.20463/jenb.2017.0032.
The present study compared the physical characteristics and body composition of professional fashion models and women in general, utilizing the skinfold test.
The research sample consisted of 90 professional fashion models presently active in Korea and 100 females in the general population, all selected through convenience sampling. Measurement was done following standardized methods and procedures set by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry. Body density (mg/ mm) and body fat (%) were measured at the biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac areas.
The results showed that the biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac areas of professional fashion models were significantly thinner than those of women in general (p<.001), and that their waist size was also significantly smaller (p<.001). However, hip circumference showed no significant difference. Body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat (%) in professional fashion models were significantly lower than those in women in general (p<.001), while the body density in professional fashion models was significantly greater (p<.001).
Body density in professional fashion models is higher, due to taller stature, than in women in general. Moreover, there is an effort on the part of fashion models to lose weight in order to maintain a thin body and a low weight for occupational reasons.
本研究采用皮褶厚度测试法,比较职业时装模特与普通女性的身体特征和身体成分。
研究样本包括90名目前活跃在韩国的职业时装模特和100名普通女性,均通过便利抽样选取。测量按照国际人体测量学促进协会制定的标准化方法和程序进行。在肱二头肌、肱三头肌、肩胛下和髂上区域测量身体密度(mg/mm)和体脂率(%)。
结果显示,职业时装模特的肱二头肌、肱三头肌、肩胛下和髂上区域明显比普通女性薄(p<.001),且她们的腰围也明显更小(p<.001)。然而,臀围没有显著差异。职业时装模特的体重指数、腰臀比和体脂率(%)明显低于普通女性(p<.001),而职业时装模特的身体密度明显更高(p<.001)。
由于身高较高,职业时装模特的身体密度比普通女性更高。此外,出于职业原因,时装模特会努力减肥以保持苗条身材和低体重。