Race and geography impact validity of maximum allowable standing height equations for para-athletes.

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Scientific reports

ISSN: 2045-2322

Titre abrégé: Sci Rep

Pays: England

ID NLM: 101563288

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Date de publication:
19 Mar 2024

Historique:

received: 26 03 2023

accepted: 08 03 2024

medline: 20 3 2024

pubmed: 20 3 2024

entrez: 20 3 2024

Statut: epublish

Résumé

World Athletics use maximum allowable standing height (MASH) equations for para-athletes with bilateral lower extremity amputations to estimate stature and limit prosthesis length since longer prostheses can provide running performance advantages. The equations were developed using a white Spanish population; however, validation for other races and geographical groups is limited. This study aimed to determine the validity of the MASH equations for Black and white Americans and whether bias errors between calculated and measured stature were similar between these populations. Sitting height, thigh length, upper arm length, forearm length, and arm span of 1899 male and 1127 female Black and white Americans from the Anthropometric Survey of US Army Personnel database were input into the 6 sex-specific MASH equations to enable comparisons of calculated and measured statures within and between Black and white groups. Two of 12 MASH equations validly calculated stature for Black Americans and 3 of 12 equations were valid for white Americans. Bias errors indicated greater underestimation or lesser overestimation of calculated statures in 10 equations for Black compared to white Americans and in 2 equations for white compared to Black Americans. This study illustrates that race and geography impact the validity of MASH equations.

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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56597-y PMID: 38504109

pubmed: 38504109

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56597-y

pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-56597-y

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Journal Article

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eng

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