Fig 1.
Somatotype profiles of male candidates as models for the BSS.
In somatocharts, mesomorphy is represented by the vertical axis pointing upward; endomorphy by the horizontal axis pointing to the left; and ectomorphy by the horizontal axis pointing to the right. The red squares represent Cameroonian males and the purple ones Senegalese males. The red circle indicates the mean profile for Cameroonians and the purple one the mean profile for Senegalese.
Fig 2.
Somatotype profiles of female candidates as models for the BSS.
In somatocharts, mesomorphy is represented by the vertical axis pointing upward; endomorphy by the horizontal axis pointing to the left; and ectomorphy by the horizontal axis pointing to the right. The red diamonds represent Cameroonian females and the purple ones Senegalese females. The red circle indicates the mean profile of Cameroonians and the purple one the mean profile of Senegalese.
Fig 3.
The scale shows 9 Black male models from front and left side-views, and ordered by increasing adiposity. The table gives the levels of endomorphy component, body fat percentage and body mass index corresponding to each model.
Fig 4.
The scale shows 9 Black female models from front and left side-views, and ordered by increasing adiposity. The table gives the levels of endomorphy component, body fat percentage and body mass index corresponding to each model.
Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the samples of population enrolled for the Body Size Scale validation protocol.
Table 2.
κ and weighted κ corresponding to the construct validity of the Body Size Scale, according to sex and living area of the participants.
Table 3.
Spearman’s correlation and Cohen’s simple and weighted kappas corresponding to the test-retest reliability of the Body Size Scale to assess current body size, desired body size and desire to gain weight in Cameroonians males and females.
Table 4.
Values of sensitivity and specificity of the Body Size Scale to identify overweight and obesity in both sexes, and the body weight self-satisfaction and the desire to gain weight in the overall sample.