Table 1. Descriptives of anthropometric characteristics and training background. Data are means (±SEM).
|
Elite group,
(n = 8) |
Cadet group,
(n = 8) |
Cohen’s d |
effect size r |
| Age (years) |
23.3 (.9) |
15.8 (.2) * |
2.318 |
.757 |
| Mass (kg) |
77.7 (.6) |
56.4 (.5) * |
2.007 |
.708 |
| Stature (m) |
1.76 (.04) |
1.66 (.03) * |
1.286 |
.54 |
| Fat-free mass (Martin#) (kg) |
48.2 (.1) |
44.8 (.2) |
1.394 |
.571 |
| Fat mass (Faulkner#) (%) |
11.3 (.1) |
14.1 (.2) |
-.98 |
-.452 |
| Experience (years) |
7.0 (1.6) |
5.0 (1.1) * |
1.45 |
0.58 |
| Training (h/day) |
3.2 (.2) |
2.7 (.3) |
0.665 |
0.315 |
| Training (Sessions/week) |
11.2 (1.2) |
9.0 (.8) |
0.626 |
0.298 |
(Martin & Drinkwater, ; Faulkner, ).* p < 0.05.
