Table 1.

Somatic characteristics of the study groups (endurance athlete group and control group).

Variable	EAG n = 47; 27 M, 20 F	CG n = 44; 17 M, 27 F	F	p	η2
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Age (years)	21.05 ± 1.56	22.42 ± 0.98	0.281	0.755	0.007
Body height (m)	1.76 ± 0.09	1.74 ± 0.05	0.23	0.633	0.003
Body mass (kg)	73.27 ± 10.59	69.62 ± 8.87	0.911	0.342	0.011
BMI (kg/m2)	23.38 ± 2.01	22.72 ± 1.42	1.646	0.202	0.019
BSA (m2)	1.90 ± 0.18	1.83 ± 0.22	2.763	0.197	0.012

Results of ANOVA analysis of variance, Tukey post hoc test.

BMI, body mass index; BSA, body surface area; F, variation between sample means; p, level of significance; η², effect size.

*p < 0.05 significant differences significant differences in breathing patterns.