Anthropometric Comparison of World-Class Sprinters and Normal Populations

Table 2. Characteristics of female world-class sprinters, young American and Danish non-athletes.

		Sprinters	USA	DK	Statistical Difference (p < 0.05)
Height (m)	Mean	1.68	1.63	1.69	USA < Sprinters = DK
Height (m)	SD	.07	.08	.07	DK = Sprinters = USA
Body mass (kg)	Mean	58.1	66.2	71.1	Sprinters < DK < USA
Body mass (kg)	SD	5.2	23	12	Sprinters < DK < USA
BMI (kg·m^-2)	Mean	20.4	26.7	23.1	Sprinters < DK < USA
BMI (kg·m^-2)	SD	1.4	6.7	4.0	Sprinters < DK < USA

USA = American normal population, DK = Danish normal population.