Table 3.
Anthropometric reference percentiles presented as mean and lower and upper bounds of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the defenders.
| Males (N = 52) | Females (N = 50) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
| Stature (cm) | 179.0 (170.4–181.0) | 186.0 (182.0–188.0) | 192.5 (188.0–195.0) | 163.1 (161.0–165.0) | 168.0 (167.0–171.4) | 175.0 (174.0–177.2) |
| Body mass (kg) | 74.2 (69.7–76.6) | 79.8 (77.6–83.7) | 87.1 (83.8–89.0) | 55.6 (54.1–56.5) | 61.5 (59.3–63.2) | 68.7 (65.9–70.3) |
| Circumferences | ||||||
| Relaxed arm (cm) | 28.0 (27.0–28.0) | 29.0 (28.0–29.0) | 31.0 (30.0–33.0) | 24.0 (23.0–25.0) | 26.0 (25.0–26.0) | 27.0 (26.2–28.0) |
| Contracted arm (cm) | 30.7 (30.2–31.2) | 31.7 (31.2–32.2) | 33.8 (32.7–35.7) | 25.4 (24.9–26.5) | 27.2 (26.8–27.8) | 28.9 (28.1–30.0) |
| Waist (cm) | 74.0 (72.0–75.3) | 77.0 (76.0–77.4) | 78.5 (78.0–80.0) | 65.0 (64.0–66.0) | 68.0 (67.0–69.0) | 71.4 (71.0–75.2) |
| Hip (cm) | 91.5 (89.0–92.5) | 94.0 (93.0–95.0) | 96.5 (95.0–98.0) | 89.0 (88.6–91.0) | 94.0 (92.5–96.0) | 98.0 (97.0–100.0) |
| Thigh (cm) | 52.0 (51.0–54.0) | 54.0 (54.0–55.0) | 57.0 (55.5–58.0) | 50.0 (49.4–51.0) | 53.5 (52.0–55.0) | 56.0 (55.2–58.0) |
| Calf (cm) | 35.5 (34.0–36.0) | 38.0 (36.0–38.0) | 39.5 (38.5–40.0) | 33.9 (33.0–34.2) | 36.0 (35.0–37.0) | 38.2 (37.5–39.0) |
| Skinfolds (SKF) | ||||||
| Biceps (mm) | 2.6 (2.6–2.8) | 3.0 (2.8–3.0) | 3.1 (3.0–3.4) | 2.8 (2.4–3.0) | 3.4 (3.0–3.8) | 5.0 (4.3–6.0) |
| Triceps (mm) | 4.7 (4.0–5.0) | 5.4 (5.0–6.0) | 6.4 (6.1–8.6) | 8.6 (7.8–11.0) | 12.0 (11.8–13.0) | 15.0 (13.4–16.0) |
| Subscapular (mm) | 6.0 (5.6–6.5) | 7.0 (6.6–7.8) | 8.1 (7.8–9.6) | 7.1 (6.4–7.8) | 9.0 (8.2–9.2) | 11.0 (10.0–12.0) |
| Suprailiac (mm) | 4.4 (4.0–5.0) | 5.6 (5.0–6.6) | 8.2 (6.6–11.0) | 5.2 (4.8–6.0) | 8.0 (7.0–8.2) | 10.1 (9.2–14.0) |
| Supraspinal (mm) | 4.8 (4.4–5.4) | 6.0 (5.8–7.0) | 10.0 (7.0–12.6) | 5.5 (5.4–6.5) | 8.0 (7.0–9.0) | 10.4 (9.8–13.2) |
| Abdominal (mm) | 6.4 (4.0–7.2) | 8.0 (7.2–9.6) | 10.5 (9.6–15.0) | 9.0 (7.5–10.0) | 12.0 (12.0–14.2) | 18.0 (15.2–19.0) |
| Thigh (mm) | 6.0 (4.4–7.0) | 8.0 (7.6–10.0) | 11.0 (10.3–13.0) | 14.0 (13.2–15.8) | 18.0 (17.0–21.0) | 24.2 (22.0–28.0) |
| Calf (mm) | 3.1 (3.0–3.3) | 3.6 (3.4–3.8) | 4.4 (3.9–4.4) | 3.0 (3.0–3.2) | 5.0 (3.6–5.6) | 13.6 (11.0–16.0) |
| Sum of the 8 SKF (mm) | 41.8 (40.4–44.1) | 49.0 (44.2–52.4) | 57.7 (52.6–61.2) | 62.8 (59.4–68.8) | 78.2 (72.6–84.2) | 98.4 (88.8–103.4) |
| Breadths | ||||||
| Humerus (cm) | 6.0 (5.5–6.4) | 7.0 (6.5–7.2) | 7.4 (7.3–7.5) | 5.5 (5.3–5.6) | 6.0 (6.0–6.2) | 6.8 (6.3–7.0) |
| Femur (cm) | 8.9 (6.5–9.0) | 9.5 (9.0–10.0) | 10.5 (10.0–11.0) | 8.6 (8.5–8.9) | 9.2 (9.0–9.5) | 10.1 (10.0–10.5) |
| Somatotype | ||||||
| Endomorphy | 1.3 (1.2–1.4) | 1.6 (1.4–1.7) | 1.9 (1.8–2.4) | 2.3 (2.0–2.5) | 2.9 (2.8–3.2) | 3.5 (3.3–3.8) |
| Mesomorphy | 2.4 (1.0–3.3) | 3.9 (3.7–4.3) | 5.3 (4.6–5.8) | 2.3 (1.6–3.1) | 3.9 (3.4–4.4) | 5.0 (4.5–5.5) |
| Ectomorphy | 2.1 (1.2–2.4) | 3.0 (2.6–3.3) | 3.6 (3.3–3.6) | 1.8 (1.6–2.3) | 2.8 (2.6–2.9) | 3.8 (3.2–3.9) |