Table 1.
Age and anthropometrics.
BOYS (n = 33)
GIRLS (n = 16)
Diff. %
P values
Mean (±SD)
MIN
MAX
Mean (±SD)
MIN
MAX
Age (yrs)
13.8 (.6)
12.5
14.8
13.4±0.9)
12.1
14.8
-3.1
.10
Body height (m)
1.62 (.8)
1.46
1.76
1.61 (.08)
1.49
1.77
-.7
.63
Body mass (kg)
52.8 (9.0)
39.6
72.5
51.2 (8.6)
40.8
69.6
-3.0
.55
BMI (kg·m
-2
)
20.0 (2.0)
16.5
23.4
19.7 (2.3)
17.2
26.5
-1.5
.65
Subischial leg length (cm)
80.6 (4.0)
74.5
88
78.9 (4.3)
74.5
89
-2.1
.18
Sitting height (cm)
81.1 (6.1)
70.5
92
81.8 (4.9)
74.5
90
.8
.70
Estimated peak height velocity (yrs)
14.3 (.7)
13.2
15.5
12.2 (.5)
12.9
11.2
-14.5
<0.001
Maturity offset (yrs)
-.48 (1.01)
-2.29
1.51
1.17 (.87)
-0.13
2.48
344.4
<.001
Pole length CL (cm) (DP 350-m / 225-m / 50-m)
138.4 (8.1)
124
159
137.8 (7.8)
127
156
-0.4
.83
Pole length SK (cm) (50-m V2)
149.8 (6.4)
140.5
162.5
143.6 (7.2)
133
158
-4.1
<.05
SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; CL, classic; SK, skating; DP, Double Poling; V2, V2 skating technique. Diff. %: Difference of girls vs. boys