The Development of Malaysian Body Somatotype Model using Comprehensive Multivariate Techniques
Amilah Fadhlina Mohd Rozi1, Mohamad Razali Abdullah2, Siti Musliha Mat Rasid3, Ahmad Bisyri Husin Musawi Maliki4, Muhammad Rabani Hashim5, Amr Salem Falah Alnamat6, Mat Noor Bidin7, Hafizan Juahir8
1Amilah Fadhlina Mohd Rozi, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu Malaysia.
2Mohamad Razali Abdullah, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu Malaysia.
3Hafizan Juahir, East Coast Enviromental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
4Siti Musliha Mat-Rasid, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
5Ahmad Bisyri Husin Musawi Maliki, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
6Muhammad Rabani Hashim, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
7Amr Alnaimat, Faculty of Applied Social Science, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia.
8Mat Noor Bidin, Terengganu State Sports Council, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 03 August 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 26 August 2019 | Manuscript Published on 05 September 2019 | PP: 264-267 | Volume-8 Issue-2S7 July 2019 | Retrieval Number: B10530782S719/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1053.0782S719
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Abstract: This study was designed to develop Malaysian body somatotype model among U21 athletes using multivariate analysis. A total of 85 athletes (aged 20.5 ± 5.5 year) were participated in the assessment of anthropometrics measurements. They were from three types of sports which are weightlifter, futsal and Sepak Takraw. These selected sports were represented three categories of body somatotypes namely endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph respectively. Discriminant Analysis (DA) was used to determine the model and validate the accuracy of these groups classification. As the result, DA obtained 98.8% variability with two factors. First factor (F1) revealed 85.9% discrimination while second factor (F2) revealed 12.9% discrimination as it is related to anthropometrics and the variation of three groups significantly. A body somatotype model was generated using the standardized coefficient of F1. Standard DA showed three discriminated variables (height, sitting height and weight) with 67.06% percentage of correctness. While forward and backward stepwise mode assigned two discriminated variables (weight and height) with 69.41% percentage of correctness. They were established as essential indicators for differentiating body physical category.
Keywords: Anthropometrics, Multivariate Analysis, Somatotype, Youth.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences