Table 1. Anthropometric statistics of the cohorts at each assessment timepoint.
|
lbHPT
(n = 14) |
lbLPTcomp
(n = 12) |
lbLPTreg
(n = 10) |
| Age
(y) |
Baseline |
12.8
± 0.5 |
12.3
± 0.5 |
13.5
± 0.4 |
| Post
3-months |
13.1 ±
0.5 |
12.6 ±
0.5 |
13.8 ±
0.4 |
| Post
6-months |
13.4
± 0.5 |
12.9
± 0.5 |
14.1
± 0.4 |
| Height
(cm) |
Baseline |
153.7 ±
7.7 |
147.6 ±
8.9 |
161.0 ±
3.3 |
| Post
3-months |
154.5
± 7.6 |
148.2
± 8.8 |
161.5
± 3.3 |
| Post
6-months |
155.3 ±
7.4 |
148.9 ±
8.7 |
162.0 ±
3.3 |
| Body
mass (kg) |
Baseline |
44.3
± 7.0 |
41.1
± 7.6 |
51.5
± 4.2 |
| Post
3-months |
45.3 ±
6.9 |
42.2 ±
7.3 |
52.5 ±
4.5 |
| Post
6-months |
46.4
± 7.1 |
43.1
± 7.7 |
53.5
± 4.1 |
| Body
mass index (kg/m2) |
Baseline |
18.7 ±
2.4 |
18.8 ±
1.8 |
19.9 ±
1.7 |
| Post
3-months |
19.0
± 2.5 |
19.0
± 1.9 |
20.1
± 1.6 |
| Post
6-months |
19.2 ±
2.3 |
19.3 ±
1.8 |
20.4 ±
1.8 |
| Maturity
offset (years) |
Baseline |
–1.2
± 0.6 |
–1.8
± 0.6 |
–0.4
± 0.4 |
| Post
3-months |
–1.1 ±
0.6 |
–1.7 ±
0.6 |
–0.3 ±
0.4 |
| Post
6-months |
–1.0
± 0.6 |
–1.6
± 0.6 |
–0.2
± 0.4 |
lbHPT: later-born players who played above the median playing time per player per team; lbLPTcomp: later-born players who played below the median playing time per player per team and received compensatory training; lbLPTreg: later-born players who played below the median playing time per player per team and did not receive compensatory training.
