Table 1. Characteristics of the athletes (mean±SD).
All Soccer Handball Basketball
N 738 490 99 149
Age (years) 15.8±1.4 16.0±1.3 15.4±0.9 15.3±1.7
Body height (cm) 178.5±9.3 175.8±7.6 182.8±7.1 184.5±11.7
Body mass (kg) 67.2±11.7 64.7±9.2 74.7±12.5 70.4±15.2
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) 21.0±2.4 20.9±2.0 22.3±3.2 20.5±2.8
Training age (years) 9.3±2.7 9.9±2.4 6.1±2.1 8.5±2.8
Training time (hours/week) 9.7±2.7 9.7±2.5 9.0±3.2 12.2±3.4