Effect of somatotypes on lung volumes, capacities and respiratory impedance: A pilot study.

Background: The current morphological condition of an individual is described by a somatotype, which is a three-number scale. The endomorph, mesomorph and ectomorph components are presented in the same sequence, and each number corresponds to one of the three basic components of body composition.

Methods: We recruited 50 healthy male subjects with a mean age of 24.