Table 2.
Comparative values for reciprocal ponderal index (cm/kg0.333) in combat sports athletes.
| Study | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Filipino elite karateka (this study) | 42.51 | 42.25 |
| Filipino elite pencak silat athletes (this study) | 42.10 | 41.66 |
| Belgian elite judoka (< 71 kg) (Claessens et al. , 1986a) | 43.2 | n.a. |
| Belgian elite judoka (71- 86 kg) (Claessens et al., 1986a) | 42.2 | n.a. |
| German judoka (Amann and Weiss, 1994) | 41.49 | 42.76 |
| French judoka (Vidalin et al., 1988) | 42.30 | 41.38 |
| American elite judoka (Callister et al., 1991) | 40.62 | 41.91 |
| Canadian Alberta team judoka (Little, 1991) | 41.20 | 41.87 |
| Filipino elite judoka (< 60 kg) (Pieter et al., 1998a) | n.a. | 42.0 |
| Filipino elite judoka (≥ 60 kg) (Pieter et al., 1998a) | n.a. | 37.2 |
| Korean elite judoka (Kim et al., 1996) | 40.84 | 40.36 |
| Japanese elite judoka (Ebine et al., 1991) | 40.19 | 40.37 |
| Polish elite judoka (Janiak and Krawczyk, 1995) | 40.60 | n.a. |
| Polish international elite judoka (Krawczyk et al., 1997) | 40.7 | n.a. |
| Belgian elite karateka (Claessens et al., 1986b) | 42.6 | n.a. |
| Welsh/British elite karateka (Baker et al., 1995) | 42.14 | n.a. |
| Polish elite karateka (Janiak and Krawczyk, 1995) | 41.45 | n.a. |
| Polish international elite karateka (Krawczyk et al., 1997) | 41.3 | n.a. |
| Botswana elite karateka (Amusa and Onyewadume, 2001) | 43.14 | 40.56 |
| Korean elite taekwondo-in (Olds and Kang, 2000) | 43.32 | n.a. |
| American elite taekwondo-in (Pieter, 1991) | 43.16 | 43.70 |