Table 1.
Characteristics of the athletes (mean±SD).
All
Soccer
Handball
Basketball
N
738
490
99
149
Age (years)
15.8±1.4
16.0±1.3
15.4±0.9
15.3±1.7
Body height (cm)
178.5±9.3
175.8±7.6
182.8±7.1
184.5±11.7
Body mass (kg)
67.2±11.7
64.7±9.2
74.7±12.5
70.4±15.2
Body Mass Index (kg/m
2
)
21.0±2.4
20.9±2.0
22.3±3.2
20.5±2.8
Training age (years)
9.3±2.7
9.9±2.4
6.1±2.1
8.5±2.8
Training time (hours/week)
9.7±2.7
9.7±2.5
9.0±3.2
12.2±3.4