Table 1. Descriptive physical characteristics of men and women.
|
Men (n = 16) |
Women (n = 16) |
p |
d |
Mean ± SD |
(95%CI) |
Mean ± SD |
(95%CI) |
Height (m)* |
1.78 ± 0.06 |
(1.75-1.82) |
1.67 ± 0.07 |
(1.63-1.71) |
≤ 0.001 |
1.75 |
Total BM (kg)* |
80.0 ± 8.7 |
(75.4-84.6) |
67.9 ± 11.8 |
(61.6-74.1) |
≤ 0.001 |
1.17 |
Total body LM (kg)* |
63.2 ± 8.4 |
(58.7-67.7) |
48.6 ± 7.2 |
(44.7-52.4) |
≤ 0.001 |
1.86 |
Body fat %* |
16.2 ± 6.3 |
(12.9-19.6) |
24.0 ± 5.4 |
(21.1-27.0) |
≤ 0.001 |
-1.42 |
Total body fat mass (kg) |
12.8 ± 5.0 |
(10.2-15.5) |
16.5 ± 6.7 |
(12.9-20.1) |
0.053 |
-0.71 |
Thigh mass (kg) |
11.0 ± 1.2 |
(10.3-11.6) |
10.2 ± 2.9 |
(8.6-11.7) |
0.149 |
0.52 |
Thigh LM (kg)* |
8.75 ± 1.15 |
(8.14-9.37) |
7.02 ± 1.61 |
(6.16-7.88) |
0.002 |
1.24 |
Femur length (cm)* |
43.4 ± 2.1 |
(42.3-44.6) |
40.8 ± 2.4 |
(39.5-42.1) |
0.002 |
1.19 |
Tibia length (cm) |
37.4 ± 2.9 |
(35.9-38.9) |
35.4 ± 2.8 |
(33.9-36.9) |
0.054 |
0.71 |
*Significant difference between men and women (p ≤ 0.05)BM: Body mass; LM: Lean mass; Data is presented as mean ± SD with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and Cohen’s effect size (d).