Table 4.
Anthropometric characteristics by sports participation presented as means ± standard deviation (SD) and prevalence (%) for body weight categories.
| Leisure-time sports | Club sports | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | no | yes | no | |
| Age (years)2 | 24.8 ± 6.2 | 25.1 ± 6.8 | 24.4 ± 6.0 | 25.0 ± 6.4 |
| Height (cm)2 | 171.9 ± 9.2 | 171.7 ± 9.1 | 173.0 ± 9.6 | 171.5 ± 9.1 |
| Body weight (kg)1 | 66.6 ± 13.2 | 69.4 ± 17.6 | 67.5 ± 13.0 | 66.9 ± 14.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2)1 | 22.4 ± 3.4 | 23.5 ± 5.1 | 22.4 ± 3.1 | 22.6 ± 3.9 |
| Underweight (%)1,2 | 7.1 | 9.3 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| Normal weight (%)1,2 | 76.4 | 62.0 | 79.4 | 72.7 |
| Overweight (%)1,2 | 13.4 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 14.6 |
| Obese (%)1,2 | 3.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1
Significant difference between sports participation during leisure time (p < 0.01).
2
Significant difference between club sports participation (p < 0.01).