Table 2. Comparative values for reciprocal ponderal index (cm/kg) 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