Table 1. Physical characteristics of athletes and controls. Data are means (± SD). |
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Basketball players (n=12) |
Soccer players (n=20) |
Controls (n=12) |
Age (years) |
21(5) |
24 (4) |
24 (2) |
Height (cm) |
198 (8) ***,† † † |
178 (5) |
176 (4) |
Weight (kg) |
96 (10) ***,† † † |
74 (6) |
69 (8) |
Body Surface area (m2) |
2.3 (.2) ***,† † † |
1.9 (.1) |
1.8 (.1) |
Heart rate (beat·m-1) |
62 (10) † † † |
62 (6) † † † |
78 (10) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm·Hg) |
118 (11) |
118 (10) |
112 (11) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm·Hg) |
76 (7) |
75 (7) |
74 (5) |
Pulse Pressure (mm·Hg) |
42 (9) |
43 (10) |
38 (9) |
Training age (years) |
8 (4) ** |
11 (4) |
- |
VO2 max (ml·kg-1·min-1) |
64 (5) **,† † † |
56 (9) † † † |
42 (3) |
Peak Power (watt·kg-1) |
12.3 (1.0) † † † |
12.3 (1.2) † † † |
9.6 (1.4) |
Average power (watt·kg-1) |
8.7 (.6) † † † |
8.7 (.5) † † † |
7.5 (.8) |
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*** p < 0.001 compared with soccer players. |
† † † p < 0.001 compared with controls. |
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