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Body Composition Asymmetry in University Rugby Players: Influence of Sex, Position, and Injury

Author(s): Tamara R Cohen

CONCLUSION: Our results revealed the presence of side-to-side asymmetries in body composition in university rugby players between sex and position. The amount of asymmetry, however, was not associated with LBP and LLI.

Article GUID: 36724794


Title:Body Composition Asymmetry in University Rugby Players: Influence of Sex, Position, and Injury
Authors:Tamara R Cohen
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36724794/
DOI:10.1123/jsr.2021-0398
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PMID:36724794
Dept Affiliation: PERFORM
1 Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Food, Nutrition and Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC,Canada.
2 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada.
3 PERFORM Centre, Concordia University, Montreal, QC,Canada.
4 Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation (CRIR), Constance-Lethbridge Rehabilitation Centre, Montreal, QC,Canada.

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CONCLUSION: Our results revealed the presence of side-to-side asymmetries in body composition in university rugby players between sex and position. The amount of asymmetry, however, was not associated with LBP and LLI.