Table 1.
Anthropometric profiles and statistical comparison between the recreational and elite group. Variables are expressed as mean ± SD
Variable
Recreational
Elite
t
P
95% CI Diff
Age (years)
28.1 ± 6.3
28.2 ± 7.6
-0.03
0.98
-6.8 to 6.7
Height (m)
1.83 ± 0.06
1.81 ± 0.05
0.90
0.38
-2.9 to 7.3
Weight (kg)
79.7 ± 10.5
72.4 ± 6.6
1.84
0.09
-1.0 to 15.5
AT thickness (mm)
3.9 ± 0.4
4.2 ± 0.9
-0.86
0.40
-0.9 to 0.4
Skin thickness (mm)
2.3 ± 0.5
2.1 ± 0.8
0.49
0.63
-0.5 to 0.8
AT: Achilles tendon; t: test statistic; P: probability value; 95% CI Diff: 95% confidence interval for the difference.