Table 1. Basic study groups characteristics.
|
Endurance Athletes
Mean ± SD
(n = 8) |
Sprint Athletes
Mean ± SD
(n = 8) |
Difference (sprint – endurance athletes) |
| Mean; 90% CI |
Inferencea |
| Age (years) |
22.1 ± 2.5 |
22.9 ± 3.5 |
.8; ± 2.7 |
trivial |
| Height (m) |
1.79 ± .06 |
1.82 ± .06 |
3.0; ± 5.4 |
small ↑ |
| Weight (kg) |
70.0 ± 6.6 |
78.0 ± 8.6 |
8.1; ± 6.8 |
moderate ↑** |
| Body fat (%) |
8.7 ± 2.5 |
8.2 ± 3.4 |
-.6; ± 2.6 |
small ↓ |
| EA (h/week) |
13.9 ± 4.0 |
9.9 ± 1.9 |
-4.0; ± 2.9 |
large ↓*** |
EA – self-reported intentional exercise activity per week.
aMagnitude thresholds (for difference in means divided by average SD): <0.20, trivial; 0.20-0.59, small; 0.60-1.19, moderate; 1.20-2.00, large. Asterisks indicate effects clear at the 90% level and likelihood that the true effect is substantial, as follows: *possible, **likely, ***very likely, ****most likely. No asterisks mean that 90% CL overlapped the thresholds for substantiveness (unclear difference).
