Body Fat of Competitive Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

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aut.relation.endpage2246414
aut.relation.issue1
aut.relation.journalJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
aut.relation.startpage2246414
aut.relation.volume20
dc.contributor.authorMatłosz, Piotr
dc.contributor.authorMakivic, Bojan
dc.contributor.authorCsapo, Robert
dc.contributor.authorHume, Patria
dc.contributor.authorMitter, Benedikt
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Rodríguez, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorBauer, Pascal
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-22T01:48:59Z
dc.date.available2023-08-22T01:48:59Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Reference values of body fat for competitive volleyball players are lacking, making it difficult to interpret measurement results. This review systematically summarized published data on the relative body fat of volleyball players and calculated potential differences between sex, measurement method, and competitive level. METHODS: The protocol followed the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. The literature search was conducted using five electronic databases to retrieve all relevant publications from January 1, 2010, to July 1, 2021. The 63 studies including 2607 players that met the inclusion criteria were analyzed using random-effects models. Data were reported as pooled mean body fat with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: Body fat for males and females was 12.8% (11.9-13.8%) and 22.8% (21.9-23.7%), respectively. Body fat was 18.3% (16.3-20.4%) measured via skinfolds, 18.4% (15.6-21.2%) via bioelectrical impedance analysis, 24.2% (20.4-28.0%) via dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and 21.6% (17.4-25.8%) via densitometry. Regional, national, and international-level players had body fat values of 19.5% (17.8-21.2%), 20.3% (18.6-22.0%), and 17.9% (15.7-20.4%), respectively. When the meta-regression was adjusted for the variables sex, measurement method, and competitive level, a significant difference between sex (p < 0.001), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and skinfolds (p = 0.02), and national and international-level players (p = 0.02) was found. However, sensitivity analysis revealed that findings regarding measurement method and competitive level were not robust and should, therefore, be interpreted with caution. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the limitations of published data, this meta-analysis provided pooled values for body fat of male and female volleyball players for different competitive levels and measurement methods.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, ISSN: 1550-2783 (Print); 1550-2783 (Online), BMC, 20(1), 2246414-2246414. doi: 10.1080/15502783.2023.2246414
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15502783.2023.2246414
dc.identifier.issn1550-2783
dc.identifier.issn1550-2783
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16587
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBMC
dc.relation.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2023.2246414
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectanthropometry
dc.subjectbody composition
dc.subjectFat
dc.subjectreference values
dc.subjectvolleyball
dc.subjectFat
dc.subjectanthropometry
dc.subjectbody composition
dc.subjectreference values
dc.subjectvolleyball
dc.subject32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
dc.subject3202 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject42 Health Sciences
dc.subject0606 Physiology
dc.subject1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences
dc.subject1111 Nutrition and Dietetics
dc.subjectSport Sciences
dc.subject3210 Nutrition and dietetics
dc.subject4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.subject.meshAbsorptiometry, Photon
dc.subject.meshAdipose Tissue
dc.subject.meshAnthropometry
dc.subject.meshBody Composition
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshVolleyball
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshVolleyball
dc.subject.meshBody Composition
dc.subject.meshAnthropometry
dc.subject.meshAdipose Tissue
dc.subject.meshAbsorptiometry, Photon
dc.titleBody Fat of Competitive Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
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