?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Selected+Physical+Characteristics+of+Medical+Students&rft.creator=+%C3%81ngy%C3%A1n%2C++L.&rft.creator=T%C3%A9czely%2C+T.&rft.creator=Mezey%2C+B.&rft.creator=Lelovics%2C+Z.&rft.subject=MEO+Peer+Reviewed&rft.description=The+purpose+of+this+study+was+to+measure+selected+anthropometrical+characteris-tics%2C+motor+abilities+and+cardiorespiratory+functions+of+medical+students.+Eighty-seven+students+were+involved+in+this+investigation.+The+students+were+categorized+into+five+groups%3A+(1)+recreational%2C+doing+sport+activities+irregularly%2C+(2)+basketball+and+(3)+handball+players%2C+having+training+at+least+two+times+per+week%2C+as+well+as+men+(4)+and+women+(5)+students+entering+medical+school.+In+all+groups+the+mean+body+mass+index+and+waist-to-hip+ratio+were+at+the+upper+level+of+the+normal+range%2C+while+body+fat+percentage+was+similar+to+standards+for+sedentary+subjects.+Better+motor+per-formances+were+obtained+from+the+basketball+and+handball+players+than+from+the+other+groups.+Static+strength+for+the+sample+was+somewhat+above+the+normal+sedentary+level.+The+resting+blood+pressure+and+heart+rate+for+most+subjects+were+in+the+normal.+Cardiovascular+risk+factors+were+found+in+six+students.+Their+systolic+blood+pressure+was+above+140+mm+Hg.+There+were+no+sub-jects+identified+with+low+blood+pressure.+The+heart+rate+was+elevated+for+three+students+from+the+recreational+group%2C+and+in+the+women.+Bradycardia+did+not+occur.+The+vital+capacity+and+the+ability+to+hold+one%E2%80%99s+breath+was+at+the+upper+level+of+the+normal+range.+The+present+results+emphasis+the+need+to+improve+the+students%60+prevention+oriented+life+style+through+participation+in+exercising.&rft.date=2003-01&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2833%2F1%2Fres00048.pdf&rft.identifier=+++%C3%81ngy%C3%A1n%2C+L.+and+T%C3%A9czely%2C+T.+and+Mezey%2C+B.+and+Lelovics%2C+Z.++(2003)+Selected+Physical+Characteristics+of+Medical+Students.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2833%2F