ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS OF FEMALE STUDENTS

Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti, ali obstaja povezanost telesnih razsežnosti in sestave telesa študentk na njihove gibalne sposobnosti. Raziskava je zajemala 184 študentk 2. in 3. letnika razrednega pouka Pedagoške fakultete v Mariboru, starih od 19 do 20 let. Telesne razsežnosti študentk so bile izmerjene z uporabo standardiziranega antropometričnega instrumentarija. Za merjenje deleža mase brez maščevja, maščevja, mišičja in vode v telesu je bil uporabljen analizator sestave telesa Maltron BF-907. Podatki o gibalnih sposobnosti so bili pridobljeni z uporabo Eurofit testne baterije. Za ugotavljanje vpliva telesnih razsežnosti in sestave telesa na gibalne sposobnosti študentk je bila uporabljena regresijska analiza. Statistična značilnost je bila ugotovljena na ravni tveganja p≤0,05. Rezultati so pokazali na statistično značilno povezavo med spremenljivkami telesnih razsežnosti (z izjemo telesne višine) in deležem maščevja v telesu študentk s testi, ki merijo moč, ravnotežje, hitrost teka in vzdržljivost. Rezultati niso pokazali statistično značilnega vpliva telesnih razsežnosti in sestave telesa študentk na njihovo gibalno učinkovitost. Prav tako je bilo zelo malo statistično značilnih vplivov spremenljivk telesnih razsežnosti in sestave telesa študentk na rezultate testov gibalnih sposobnosti, kar je seveda dobro, saj so tako nekateri testi merili izključno le dano gibalno sposobnost ne glede na telesne razsežnosti in sestavo telesa študentk.The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a connection of anthropometric characteristics and body composition of female students on their physical fitness. The survey covered 184 students of second and third year of Primary education at Faculty of Education in Maribor, aged 19 to 20 years. Anthropometric characteristics of female students were measured by using standard anthropometric instruments. To measure the proportion of fat-free mass, fat, muscle and water in the body, the body composition analyzer Maltron BF-907th has been used. Data on physical fitness were obtained by using Eurofit test battery. In order to determine the influence of anthropometric characteristics and body composition on physical fitness and physical efficiency of female students, regression analysis has also been used. Statistical significance was determined at the level of risk p ≤ 0.05. The results showed a statistically significant association between the variables of physical dimensions (except height) and the percentage of body fat of students using tests measuring strength, balance, running speed and endurance. On the other hand, the results showed no statistically significant effect of body size and body composition of female students in their physical performance. Furthermore, there were very few statistically significant effects of the variables of body size and body composition of female students on the results of tests of motor abilities, which is good, because some of the tests measure solely given physical ability regardless of body size and body composition of students