Body Fat of Basketball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sports Medicine - Open

Pascal Bauer¹  Robert Csapo¹  Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez²  Pierpaolo Sansone³  Patria Hume⁴  Bojan Makivic⁵ 

[1] Centre for Sports Science and University Sports, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain;Faculty of Sport Sciences, UCAM - Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain;Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand;University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria;

关键词: Fat mass;    Team sports;    Physique assessment;    Skinfolds;    Reference values;    Playing level;    Anthropometry;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40798-022-00418-x

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study aimed to provide reference values for body fat (BF) of basketball players considering sex, measurement method, and competitive level.MethodsA systematic literature research was conducted using five electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, Scopus). BF values were extracted, with analyses conducted using random-effects models and data reported as percentages with 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsAfter screening, 80 articles representing 4335 basketball players were selected. Pooled mean BF was 13.1% (95% CI 12.4–13.8%) for male players and 20.7% (95% CI 19.9–21.5%) for female players. Pooled mean BF was 21.4% (95% CI 18.4–24.3%) measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), 15.2% (95% CI 12.8–17.6%) via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), 12.4% (95% CI 10.6–14.2%) via skinfolds and 20.0% (95% CI 13.4–26.6%) via air displacement plethysmography. Pooled mean BF across competitive levels were 13.5% (95% CI 11.6–15.3%) for international, 15.7% (95% CI 14.2–17.2%) for national and 15.1% (95% CI 13.5–16.7%) for regional-level players. As the meta-regression revealed significant effects of sex, measurement method and competitive level on BF, the meta-analysis was adjusted for these moderators. The final model revealed significant differences in BF between male and female players (p < 0.001). BF measured by DXA was significantly higher than that measured by BIA or skinfolds (p < 0.001). International-level players had significantly lower BF than national and regional-level players (p < 0.05).ConclusionsDespite the limitations of published data, this meta-analysis provides reference values for BF of basketball players. Sex, measurement method and competitive level influence BF values, and therefore must be taken into account when interpreting results.

【 授权许可】

CC BY