Table 1. ANOVA test results of demographic characteristics according to somatotype were given.
Parameters | Gender | Mesomorphic endomorph (nf=14, nm=14 ) | Endomorph-mesomorph (nf=9, nm=9 ) | Endomorphic-mesomorph (nf=31, nm=31 ) | Central (nf=8, nm=8 ) | p |
Age (year) | Female | 6.50±0.85 | 5.66±1.00 | 5.58±1.05 | 6.62±0.51 | 0.105 |
Male | 6.38±0.97 | 5.40±0.84 | 5.78±1.15 | 6.00±1.30 | 0.115 | |
Height (cm) | Female | 120.96±9.63 | 114.77±9.82 | 116.09±11.05 | 126.57±6.18 | 0.053 |
Male | 125.22±6.89 | 120.30±8.59 | 117.96±8.76 | 123.12±5.59 | 0.122 | |
Weight (kg) | Female | 23.69±4.80 | 21.16±4.28 | 21.18±4.67 | 25.61±6.52 | 0.103 |
Male | 28.02±7.42 | 22.22±3.70 | 23.17±5.31 | 23.70±2.98 | 0.118 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | Female | 16.50±3.03 | 15.52±1.13 | 15.47±1.16 | 16.85±1.16 | 0.111 |
Male | 15.34±1.25 | 16.73±1.91 | 16.69±2.44 | 16.20±1.57 | 0.137 | |
Leg circumference (cm) | Female | 24.62±2.44 | 27.68±9.74 | 22.98±4.44 | 25.04±3.31 | 0.115 |
Male | 26.26±2.57 | 24.16±1.75 | 24.62±2.45 | 25.37±1.53 | 0.064 | |
Arm Circumference (cm) | Female | 18.13±1.43 | 17.52±1.06 | 17.16±1.25 | 18.17±3.19 | 0.201 |
Male | 18.80±2.38 | 17.05±1.21 | 18.12±1.81 | 17.66±1.15 | 0.114 | |
Bi-Femoral Breadth (cm) | Female | 7.34±0.71 | 7.18±0.71 | 6.99±0.68 | 7.41±0.71 | 0.315 |
Male | 7.25±0.79 | 6.65±0.63 | 7.03±0.69 | 7.08±0.47 | 0.193 | |
Bi-Humeral Breadth (cm) | Female | 5.20±0.29 | 5.06±0.29 | 5.00±0.13 | 5.28±0.38 | 0.011* |
Male | 5.17±0.25 | 4.91±0.33 | 5.12±0.31 | 5.05±0.10 | 0.122 | |
Triceps Skinfold (mm) | Female | 9.40±3.51 | 10.57±3.65 | 9.80±2.72 | 10.65±3.76 | 0.760 |
Male | 13.31±3.42 | 9.06±2.43 | 11.53±3.28 | 10.17±1.24 | 0.006* | |
Subscapular Skinfold (mm) | Female | 7.39±1.83 | 7.20±2.25 | 7.68±1.90 | 8.77±4.43 | 0.554 |
Male | 10.28±5.56 | 7.13±1.62 | 8.88±3.04 | 7.40±1.32 | 0.124 | |
Suprailiac Skinfold (mm) | Female | 8.59±4.61 | 6.94±1.22 | 8.79±3.19 | 8.25±5.14 | 0.613 |
Male | 13.12±6.18 | 8.82±2.62 | 9.74±3.47 | 8.50±3.27 | 0.018* | |
Calf Skinfold (mm) | Female | 13.77±4.46 | 12.71±1.99 | 12.69±3.18 | 14.28±4.34 | 0.614 |
Male | 17.90±6.51 | 13.77±4.50 | 15.05±5.89 | 12.37±2.36 | 0.107 |