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.