Table 3.
Descriptive analysis and comparison between MS and LS U14 female players.
| Variable | Group | ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS (n = 26) | LS (n = 49) | |||||
| Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean Diff ± SD | p | Min to Max | Ƞ2p | |
| Maturity offset (years) | 1.26 ± 0.62 | 1.02 ± 0.55 | 0.25 ± 0.14 | 0.082 | −0.03 to 0.52 | 0.041 |
| APHV (years) | 11.91 ± 0.50 | 11.97 ± 0.41 | −0.06 ± 0.11 | 0.593 | −0.27 to 0.16 | 0.004 |
| Body mass (kg) | 56.21 ± 10.67 | 53.39 ± 10.43 | 2.82 ± 2.55 | 0.273 | −2.27 to 7.90 | 0.016 |
| Height (cm) | 161.32 ± 6.61 | 158.91 ± 5.60 | 2.41 ± 1.45 | 0.100 | −0.47 to 5.30 | 0.037 |
| Arm spam (cm) | 162.17 ± 7.38 | 159.08 ± 6.66 | 3.09 ± 1.68 | 0.070 | −0.25 to 6.43 | 0.044 |
| Sitting height (cm) | 84.12 ± 3.64 | 83.08 ± 3.60 | 1.04 ± 0.88 | 0.239 | −0.71 to 2.79 | 0.019 |
| Upper limb length (cm) | 72.03 ± 3.48 | 71.32 ± 2.91 | 0.71 ± 0.76 | 0.350 | −0.80 to 2.22 | 0.012 |
| Biacromial breadth (cm) | 34.92 ± 2.06 | 34.34 ± 1.87 | 0.58 ± 0.47 | 0.221 | −0.36 to 1.52 | 0.020 |
| Biiliocristal breadth (cm) | 26.25 ± 2.32 | 25.49 ± 1.94 | 0.76 ± 0.50 | 0.135 | −0.24 to 1.77 | 0.030 |
| Femur breadth (cm) | 9.05 ± 0.46 | 9.01 ± 0.56 | 0.04 ± 0.13 | 0.747 | −0.22 to 0.30 | 0.001 |
| Humerus breadth (cm) | 6.33 ± 0.37 | 6.23 ± 0.37 | 0.10 ± 0.09 | 0.292 | −0.08 to 0.28 | 0.015 |
| Bi-styloid breadth (cm) | 4.90 ± 0.26 | 4.92 ± 0.27 | −0.02 ± 0.06 | 0.732 | −0.15 to 0.11 | 0.002 |
| Corrected arm girth (cm) | 20.63 ± 2.30 | 20.00 ± 2.14 | 0.63 ± 0.53 | 0.241 | −0.43 to 1.69 | 0.019 |
| Corrected thigh girth (cm) | 41.95 ± 3.99 | 40.37 ± 4.82 | 1.58 ± 1.11 | 0.157 | −0.62 to 3.78 | 0.027 |
| Corrected leg girth (cm) | 28.75 ± 2.30 | 28.00 ± 2.78 | 0.75 ± 0.64 | 0.244 | −0.52 to 2.02 | 0.019 |
| Endomorphy | 3.95 ± 1.24 | 4.07 ± 1.56 | −0.12 ± 0.35 | 0.736 | −0.83 to 0.59 | 0.002 |
| Mesomorphy | 4.00 ± 0.92 | 3.96 ± 1.30 | 0.05 ± 0.29 | 0.870 | −0.53 to 0.62 | 0.000 |
| Ectomorphy | 2.47 ± 1.16 | 2.60 ± 1.60 | −0.12 ± 0.35 | 0.728 | −0.83 to 0.58 | 0.002 |
| ∑6 Skinfolds (mm) | 87.56 ± 21.97 | 88.12 ± 30.88 | −0.55 ± 6.83 | 0.936 | −14.17 to 13.06 | 0.000 |
| ∑8 Skinfolds (mm) | 110.08 ± 29.10 | 111.08 ± 39.84 | −1.01 ± 8.86 | 0.910 | −18.67 to 16.65 | 0.000 |
| Fat mass (%) | 24.71 ± 4.51 | 24.37 ± 6.75 | 0.34 ± 1.48 | 0.820 | −2.60 to 3.28 | 0.001 |
| Muscle mass (%) | 31.11 ± 2.05 | 30.47 ± 2.89 | 0.63 ± 0.64 | 0.324 | −0.64 to 1.91 | 0.013 |
| Bone mass (%) | 16.27 ± 1.86 | 16.86 ± 2.43 | −0.60 ± 0.55 | 0.279 | −1.69 to 0.49 | 0.016 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 14.14 ± 4.61 | 13.51 ± 6.07 | 0.64 ± 1.36 | 0.642 | −2.08 to 3.35 | 0.003 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 17.47 ± 3.40 | 16.22 ± 3.29 | 1.25 ± 0.81 | 0.125 | −0.36 to 2.86 | 0.032 |
| Bone mass (kg) | 9.00 ± 1.02 | 8.80 ± 0.90 | 0.20 ± 0.23 | 0.382 | −0.26 to 0.66 | 0.010 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.49 ± 3.08 | 21.06 ± 3.43 | 0.44 ± 0.81 | 0.589 | −1.17 to 2.04 | 0.004 |
| Muscle-bone index | 1.94 ± 0.27 | 1.84 ± 0.27 | 0.10 ± 0.07 | 0.123 | −0.03 to 0.23 | 0.032 |
| Sit-and-reach test (cm) | 6.82 ± 7.14 | 4.39 ± 7.86 | 2.42 ± 1.85 | 0.194 | −1.26 to 6.11 | 0.023 |
| Back scratch test (cm) | 4.37 ± 4.13 | 3.93 ± 5.16 | 0.44 ± 1.17 | 0.710 | −1.90 to 2.78 | 0.002 |
| Long jump (m) | 1.64 ± 0.16 | 1.57 ± 0.22 | 0.08 ± 0.05 | 0.111 | −0.02 to 0.17 | 0.034 |
| Medicine ball throw (m) | 5.18 ± 0.82 | 4.40 ± 1.02 | 0.78 ± 0.23 | 0.001* | 0.31 to 1.24 | 0.133 |
| CMJ (cm) | 24.33 ± 3.12 | 22.87 ± 4.40 | 1.46 ± 0.97 | 0.139 | −0.48 to 3.40 | 0.030 |
| CMJ power (W) | 595.85 ± 91.51 | 548.66 ± 103.42 | 47.19 ± 24.14 | 0.049* | −0.92 to 95.31 | 0.050 |
| 20 m sprint (s) | 4.18 ± 0.25 | 4.21 ± 0.36 | −0.04 ± 0.08 | 0.643 | −0.20 to 0.12 | 0.003 |
| Agility test (s) | 9.27 ± 0.63 | 9.22 ± 1.40 | 0.05 ± 0.29 | 0.872 | −0.53 to 0.63 | 0.000 |
MS: More successful; LS: Less successful; *: Statistically significant differences.