Equations for estimating the body aesthetic of young women

The objective was to develop an equation capable of predicting the aesthetic note using anthropometric and body composition data. Participated in this study 80 women with a median age of 22 (18-35). Anthropometric measures and body composition were measured: abdomen / hip ratio (AHR); Body Mass Index (BMI), visceral fat area (VFA), muscle mass (MM), fat mass (FM), waist hip ratio (WHR), somatotype, circumferences and skinfolds. The aesthetic note was given by a jury of 20 professionals of physical education, being 10 men and 10 women, with the respective average ages of 29.90 ± 3.84 and 35.20 ± 8.72 years. The aesthetic scores attributed by the women (4.84 ± 1.36) were statistically higher (p <0.0001) than the men's scores (3.36 ± 1.15). The correlation between aesthetic notes attributed by women and men was very strong (r = 0.90, p <0.0001). The variables abdominal bend, IAQ, MG / height2, calf bending, calf circumference and BMI contributed significantly to predict the general aesthetic note, and remained in the final multiple linear regression model by the Stepwise method. In order to predict the aesthetic note attributed by men, the predictive variables resulting from the multiple linear regression were abdominal bending, IAQ, ectomorphy, calf circumference, AGV, calf flex and for the scores attributed by women, abdominal flexion, abdominal circumference, calf circumference and mesomorphy were the ones that contributed significantly. The equations containing anthropometric and body composition variables were able to reasonably predict women's aesthetic note.