Mathur D N, Toriola A L, Igbokwe N U
Br J Sports Med. 1985 Dec;19(4):219-20. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.19.4.219.
Somatotype ratings and percentage body fat of 131 elite Nigerian male athletes, average 24.2 years of age, and belonging to badminton (n = 18), basketball (n = 30), field hockey (n = 24), handball (n = 16), judo (n = 18), and soccer (n = 25) teams were determined. Basketball, handball and soccer players were taller and heavier, and had low percent fat values as compared with the other athletic groups. Judokas and hockey players were endomesomorphs. Other sports groups were predominantly ectomesomorphs.
对131名尼日利亚精英男性运动员进行了体型评定和体脂百分比测定，他们平均年龄为24.2岁，分别来自羽毛球（n = 18）、篮球（n = 30）、曲棍球（n = 24）、手球（n = 16）、柔道（n = 18）和足球（n = 25）队。与其他运动组相比，篮球、手球和足球运动员更高、更重，且体脂百分比值较低。柔道运动员和曲棍球运动员属于内胚叶型体质。其他运动组主要为外胚叶型体质。
