Table 1. Characteristics of studies participants and differences in the anthropometric and training characteristics between male elite and sub-elite judo athletes.
Study 1
Study 2
Elite athletes (n = 16)
Sub-elite athletes (n = 11)
p-value (d)
Sub-elite athletes (n = 14)
Performance level
international
national
national
Age (years)
23.4 ± 3.0
15.9 ± 1.1
<.001 (3.08)
17.9 ± .7
Body mass (kg)
90.0 ± 21.9
73.6 ± 12.6
.035 (.87)
79.6 ± 15.2
Body height (m)
1.79 ± .08
1.7 ± .08
.881 (.06)
1.79 ± .09
Training experience (years)
20.8 ± .9
8.5 ± 2.4
<.001 (6.77)
10.6 ± 1.7
Training volume per week (hours)
21.0 ± 1.4
15.4 ± 1.1
<.001 (4.14)
16.6 ± 2.0
Data was shown as mean ± standard deviation (mean ± SD). d = effect size