Table 1.
Descriptive physical characteristics of men and women.
Men (n = 16)
Women (n = 16)
p
d
Mean ± SD
(95%CI)
Mean ± SD
(95%CI)
Height (m)
*
1.78 ± 0.06
(1.75-1.82)
1.67 ± 0.07
(1.63-1.71)
≤ 0.001
1.75
Total BM (kg)
*
80.0 ± 8.7
(75.4-84.6)
67.9 ± 11.8
(61.6-74.1)
≤ 0.001
1.17
Total body LM (kg)
*
63.2 ± 8.4
(58.7-67.7)
48.6 ± 7.2
(44.7-52.4)
≤ 0.001
1.86
Body fat %
*
16.2 ± 6.3
(12.9-19.6)
24.0 ± 5.4
(21.1-27.0)
≤ 0.001
-1.42
Total body fat mass (kg)
12.8 ± 5.0
(10.2-15.5)
16.5 ± 6.7
(12.9-20.1)
0.053
-0.71
Thigh mass (kg)
11.0 ± 1.2
(10.3-11.6)
10.2 ± 2.9
(8.6-11.7)
0.149
0.52
Thigh LM (kg)
*
8.75 ± 1.15
(8.14-9.37)
7.02 ± 1.61
(6.16-7.88)
0.002
1.24
Femur length (cm)
*
43.4 ± 2.1
(42.3-44.6)
40.8 ± 2.4
(39.5-42.1)
0.002
1.19
Tibia length (cm)
37.4 ± 2.9
(35.9-38.9)
35.4 ± 2.8
(33.9-36.9)
0.054
0.71
*Significant difference between men and women (p ≤ 0.05)
BM: Body mass; LM: Lean mass; Data is presented as mean ± SD with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) and Cohen’s effect size (d).