Charder devices used in research

Charder's products are built to medical standards, suitable for a wide variety of research, whether it's Scales, Height Stadiometers, Grip Dynamometers, or Body Composition Analyzers.

Charder Research MapCharder's products have been used for body assessment in published scientific research in 50+ countries. A small sampling of research utilizing Charder devices can be found below:

Height Stadiometers

Vitamin D and Exercise Performance in Professional Soccer Players

Vitamin D and Exercise Performance in Professional Soccer Players
A study published in PLOS ONE examined the association between serum vitamin D levels and the ergometric evaluation of muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and speed in professional soccer players. The secondary aim was to evaluate the effects of the soccer off-season period on serum vitamin D levels.

Height of subjects was measured using the Charder HM210D Digital Height Stadiometer

Koundourakis NE, Androulakis NE, Malliaraki N, Margioris AN (2014) Vitamin D and Exercise Performance in Professional Soccer Players. PLoS ONE 9(7):e101659.

Associations between School Food Environments,

 Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes

Associations between School Food Environments, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes
A study published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health studied the effect of interventions in the school environment for improving the quality of children's dietary intake. The study objective was to determine the extent to which the current charactersistics of the school food environment were associated with primary school students' dietary intake and Body Mass Index.

Height of subjects was measured using the Charder HM200P Portable Height Stadiometer

Alston L, Crooks N, Strugnell C, Orellana L, Allender S, Rennie C, Nichols M (2019) Associations between School Food Environments, Body Mass Index and Dietary Intakes among Regional School Students in Victoria, Australia: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(16):2916. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16162916

Handgrip Dynamometers

Accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Screening

Accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire
A study published in Nutrients aimed to examine the accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and the SNAQ for Japanese Elderly (SNAQ-JE) for the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)-defined malnutrition and sarcopenia screening in older persons.

Grip strength of subjects was measured using the Charder MG4800 Dynamometer

Shimizu A, Fujishima I, Maeda K, Murotani K, Inoue T, Ohno T, Nomoto A, Ueshima J, Ishida Y, Nagano A, Kayashita J, Mori N. Accuracy of the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for Malnutrition and Sarcopenia Screening among Older Patients Requiring Rehabilitation. Nutrients. 2021; 13(8):2738. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082738

Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle

 quantity/quality

Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle  quantity/quality
A study published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle studied whether and how low-intensity and moderate-intensity resistance training improved both muscle quantity and quality measured by MRI, DXA, and segmental bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy (S-BIS) in middle-aged and older people.

Grip strength of subjects was measured using the Charder MG4800 Dynamometer

Otsuka Y, Yamada Y, Maeda A, Izumo T, Rogi T, Shibata H, Fukuda M, Arimitsu T, Miyamoto N, Hashimoto T. Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle quantity/quality in middle-aged and older people: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle. 2022; 13(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12941

Body Weight Scales

Developmental origins of health and disease

Developmental origins of health and disease
A study published in Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity examined whether body proportionality was a more accurate indicator of undernutrition in early life (UELife) than short stature, validating a new anthropometric indicator of UELife.

Weight of subjects was measured using the Charder MS6121R Digital Scale

Ferreira HDS, Junior AFSX, Assunção ML, Uchôa TCC, Lira-Neto AB, Nakano RP. Developmental origins of health and disease: a new approach for the identification of adults who suffered undernutrition in early life. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2018;11:543-551. Published 2018 Sep 26. doi:10.2147/DMSO.S177486

Tennis for Physical Health

Tennis for Physical Health
A study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research examined if Cardio tennis was an effective stimulus for invoking sufficient cardiovascular and metabolic load to benefit health and fitness.

Weight of subjects was measured using the Charder MS3200 Digital Scale

Murphy AP, Duffield R, Reid M. Tennis for Physical Health, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research: November 2014 - Volume 28 - Issue 11 - p 3172-3178 doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000511

Body Composition Analyzers

Effect of lifestyle on body composition

Developmental origins of health and disease
A study published in Sports Science & Health Advances examined if significant differences in body composition could be observed between university students specializing in Humanities and those studying Physical Education.

Body Composition of subjects was measured using the Charder MA601 Body Composition Analyzer

George, M., Dhull, S., Upadhyay, K., & Srivastava, S. S. (2024). Exploring body composition metrics: Comparing percentage body fat, BMI, and body fat mass in college students. Sports Science & Health Advances, 2(1), 210-215.

Evaluating effectiveness of training program

Tennis for Physical Health
A study published in BMC Sports Science examined the effect of different training methods on bio-motor abilities and body composition of young soccer players.

Body Composition of subjects was measured using the Charder MA601 Body Composition Analyzer

Daryanoosh, F., Alishavandi, H., Nemati, J., Basereh, A., Jowhari, A., Asad-Manesh, E., ... & Nobari, H. (2023). Effect of interval and continuous small-sided games training on the bio-motor abilities of young soccer players: a comparative study. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 15(1), 51.

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