The Relationship between Body Mass Index, Somatotype and Body Fat Percentage with Lumbar Lordosis in Cadets

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), somatotype and body fat percentage (BFP) with lumbar lordosis in cadets. Forthis purpose, 60 healthy male university students (mean age, weight and height: 20.6±0.8 years, 70.4±10.6 kg, and 176.5±7.0 cm respectively) were selected randomly as the sample. The lumbar lordosis angle was measured by Iranian flexible ruler and somatotype and BFP were measured by methods used by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). Collective data were analyzed using descriptive and correlation statistics. The results did not indicate a significant relationship between BMI, somatotype and BFP with lumbar lordosis as the coefficients of correlation between BMI, somatotype and BFP with lumbar lordosis were 0.198, -0.049, and 0.068 respectively. Consequently, it seems that the calculation of the mentioned variables cannot be an appropriate indicator to predict the amount of lumbar lordosis angle.