Table 1 Summary of participant characteristics for recreational soccer and frisbee. Values are means (±SD).
Men Women
Soccer (n = 16) Frisbee (n = 11) Soccer (n = 13) Frisbee (n = 9)
Age 23.9 (3.1) 22.7 (2.5) 24.8 (2.4) 22.6 (2.7)
Height (m) 1.80 (.07) 1.80 (.06) 1.64 (.10) 1.67 (.04)
Weight (kg) 76.6 (9.1) 77.85 (10.3) 60.6 (9.6) 65.12 (9.50)
Sum of skin folds (mm) 63.4 (18.1) 72.2 (26.7) 102.9 (20.5) 100.85 (30.40)
VO2peak (mL·kg-1·min-1) 54.3 (6.6) 52.4 (9.2) 43.5 (4.9) 45.4 (7.7)
HRmax (bpm) 194 (7.5) 193 (13.1) 189 (12.2) 194 (10.1)
BMI (kg·m-2) 23.6 (2.7) 23.6 (2.5) 22.3 (1.6) 23.1 (2.5)
Waist circumference (cm) 82.8 (7.5) 82.6 (7.5) 74.4 (5.7) 76.5 (7.2)
BMI, body mass index
bpm, beats per minute
cm, centimetres
HRmax, maximal heart rate
kg, kilograms
m, meters
mm, millimeters
VOpeak (mL·kg·min), peak oxygen uptake per kilogram body weight