Table 1. Anthropometric profiles and statistical comparison between the recreational and elite group. Variables are expressed as mean ± SD
| Variable |
Recreational |
Elite |
t |
P |
95% CI Diff |
| Age (years) |
28.1 ± 6.3 |
28.2 ± 7.6 |
-0.03 |
0.98 |
-6.8 to 6.7 |
| Height (m) |
1.83 ± 0.06 |
1.81 ± 0.05 |
0.90 |
0.38 |
-2.9 to 7.3 |
| Weight (kg) |
79.7 ± 10.5 |
72.4 ± 6.6 |
1.84 |
0.09 |
-1.0 to 15.5 |
| AT thickness (mm) |
3.9 ± 0.4 |
4.2 ± 0.9 |
-0.86 |
0.40 |
-0.9 to 0.4 |
| Skin thickness (mm) |
2.3 ± 0.5 |
2.1 ± 0.8 |
0.49 |
0.63 |
-0.5 to 0.8 |
AT: Achilles tendon; t: test statistic; P: probability value; 95% CI Diff: 95% confidence interval for the difference.
