Table 2 Anthropometric data for the athletes (n = 186) and the non-athletic controls (n = 145). Data are given as means (SD).
|
Athletes |
Controls |
| Age (years) |
22.2 (5.8) |
29.6 (7.9) *** |
| Height (m) |
1.68 (.07) |
1.66 (.06) ** |
| Weight (kg) |
61.5 (8.7) |
66.4 (12.3) *** |
| BMI (kg/m²) |
21.7 (2.4) |
24.0 (4.2) *** |
| Fat percentage (%)† |
24.2 (7.2) |
35.4 (7.1) *** |
† Measured by Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).** and *** denote p < 0.01 and 0.001, respectively.
