Table 1. Physical characteristics in mean (standard deviation).
|
Intervention group |
|
Control group |
|
| All (n = 11) |
Female (n = 5) |
All (n = 9) |
Female (n = 7) |
| Age (years) |
|
17.5(2.9) |
16.8 (2.0) |
15.9 (1.1) |
15.6(.8) |
| LBL (m) |
|
1.71 (.09) |
1.66 (.03) |
1.73 (.06) |
1.70 (.03) |
| RH (m) |
|
2.18 (.11) |
2.11 (.03) |
2.21 (.11) |
2.17(.08) |
| BM (kg) |
Pre |
58.9 (10.2) |
53.4 (3.1) |
58.3 (6.6) |
56.3 (5.7) |
| |
Post |
59.5 (10.1) |
53.6 (3.0) |
59.7 (6.9) * |
57.4 (5.8) |
LBL: lying body length, m: metres, RH: reaching height, BM: body mass, kg: kilograms. * Significant change in group at p < 0.05.
