Table 3. Anthropometric measurements and body composition of six Kenyan runners. Data are in mean (SD).
| Variable |
Present study |
Saltin et al. (1995b)* |
Fudge et al. (2007) |
| Age (y) |
22.0 (1.8) |
23 (2.1) |
21.0 (2.0) |
| Mass (kg) |
63.0 (7.3) |
56.1 (1.2) |
56.0 (3.4) |
| Height (m) |
1.77 (0.06) |
1.71 (0.00) |
1.74 (0.03) |
| Body mass index (kg·m-2) |
20.1 (1.8) |
19.2† |
18.3 (1.3) |
| Leg length (m) |
0.92 (0.06) |
|
|
| Calf circumference (cm) |
34.5 (2.3) |
|
|
| Ankle circumference (cm) |
20.5 (1.5) |
|
|
| Sum of three skinfolds (mm) |
22.3 (5.8) |
|
|
| Body fat (%) |
5.3 (1.6) |
|
7.1 (2.5) |
*Data on six Kenyan long distance runners measured at sea level. † Body mass index of the best Kenyan runner measured at sea level.
