Table 1. Age and anthropometric characteristics of subjects. Data are means (±SD).
| Group |
n |
Age * (yrs) |
Height * (m) |
Body mass * (kg) |
BMI * (kg•m-2) |
BSA * (m2) |
| 1. LDR |
18 |
21.2 (3.7) |
1.79 (.05) |
67.8 (6.0) |
21.1 (1.8) |
1.85 (.09) |
| 2. MDR |
17 |
20.4 (1.8) |
1.82 (.05) |
69.0 (5.7) |
20.9 (1.6) |
1.89 (.09) |
| 3. Basketball players |
31 |
19.0 (2.5) |
1.94 (.08)1,2,4—8 |
86.3 (10.8) 1,2,4,8 |
22.8 (2.0) 1,2 |
2.18 (.17) 1,2,4,5,8 |
| 4. Cyclists |
8 |
20.1 (3.7) |
1.81 (.06) |
72.0 (7.3) |
21.9 (1.6) |
1.92 (.12) |
| 5. Swimmers |
10 |
20.0 (3.7) |
1.84 (.11) |
76.1 (10.2) |
22.3 (1.4) |
1.99 (.2) |
| 6. Paddlers |
9 |
18.4 (1.3) |
1.85 (.06) |
82.4 (6.8) 1,2 |
24.1 (1.1) 1,2,4,5 |
2.07 (.12) 1,2 |
| 7. Strength/power |
9 |
21.8 (2.9) 3,6 |
1.83 (.06) |
84.2 (11.9) 1,2 |
25.1 (2.3) 1—5 |
2.06 (.17) 1,2 |
| 8. Controls |
15 |
22.5 (1.8) 2,3,6 |
1.81 (.05) |
74.6 (9.9) |
22.7 (2.5) |
1.94 (.14) |
LDR, long-distance runners; n, sample size; SD, standard deviation; MDR, middle-distance runners; BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area.* 1-way ANOVA indicated significant effect of Group on this variable (p < 0.001). — test (T-test adjusted for multiple comparisons) located significant difference (p < 0.05) as compared to those groups.
