Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics of soccer players and control subjects determined during two-soccer seasons (mean±SD).

	Measurements	Soccer players (n = 18)	Controls (n = 18)	P Values	∆
Weight (kg)	T0	70.1 ± 5.3	53.5 ± 12.1	0.001	16.6**
	T1	66.6 ± 5.5	53.1 ± 11.9	0.001	13.5**
	T2	67.9 ± 5.3	54.7 ± 11.7	0.001	13.2**
	T3	68.7 ± 5.4	55.9 ± 12.3	0.001	12.8**
	T4	70.3 ± 5.1	57.2 ± 11.3	0.001	13.1**
Height (cm)	T0	175.1 ± 3.3	167.9 ± 9.1	0.01	7.2*
	T1	176.2 ± 3.6	169.1 ± 7.9	0.01	7.1*
	T2	178.5 ± 3.6	171.6 ± 8.7	0.001	6.9*
	T3	181.7 ± 3.8	172.1 ± 8.5	0.001	9.6**
	T4	184.6 ± 3.7	173.5 ± 9.1	0.001	11.1**
%Body fat	T0	12.3 ± 2.8	17.7 ± 2.6	0.01	-5.4*
	T1	11.8 ± 2.6	16.4 ± 2.8	0.01	-4.6*
	T2	11.1 ± 2.1	16.8 ± 2.9	0.01	-5.7*
	T3	10.5 ± 1.2	16.5 ± 2.7	0.001	-6.0**
	T4	10.2 ± 1.8	16.9 ± 2.3	0.001	-6.7**
Body fat (kg)	T0	8.6 ± 1.8	9.5 ± 1.8	0.01	-0.9*
	T1	7.9 ± 1.9	8.7± 1.7	0.01	-0.8*
	T2	7.5 ± 1.7	9.2 ± 1.8	0.01	-1.7*
	T3	7.2 ± 1.9	9.2 ± 1.7	0.01	-2.0*
	T4	7.2 ± 1.8	9.7 ± 1.8	0.01	-2.5*
Lean body mass (kg)	T0	61.5 ± 1.7	44.0 ± 1.8	0.001	17.5**
	T1	58.7 ± 1.9	44.4 ± 1.4	0.001	14.3**
	T2	60.4 ± 1.4	45.5 ± 1.9	0.001	14.9*
	T3	61.5 ± 1.7	46.7 ± 2.1	0.001	14.8**
	T4	63.1 ± 1.8	47.5 ± 1.5	0.001	15.6**

* p < 0.01

** p < 0.001.

∆: difference between groups; T0: First Test in October 2008; T1: Second Test in February 2009; T2: Third Test in May 2009; T3: Fourth Test in November 2009; T4: Fifth Test in May 2010; Significant differences between soccer players and control subjects.