Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample. Data are means (±SD).
Age (years)
Weight (kg)
Height (m)
BMI (kg/m
2
)
Defenders (n = 32)
15.06 (.80)
60.97 (9.50)
1.74 (.09)
*
19.85 (2.06)
Midfielders (n = 37)
15.11 (.84)
57.86 (9.77)
1.70 (.08)
19.83 (2.16)
Forwards (n = 23)
15.48 (1.16)
58.83 (10.82)
1.73 (.08)
19.51 (2.57)
Total (n = 92)
15.18 (1.21)
59.18 (9.93)
1.72 (.08)
19.76 (2.22)
* p < 0.05 in comparison with Midfielders