Table 4.
Anthropometric reference percentiles presented as mean and lower and upper bounds of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the midfielders.
| Males (N = 53) | Females (N = 43) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
| Stature (cm) | 172.9 (170.5–177.7) | 179.0 (178.0–184.0) | 187.0 (184.1–190.7) | 164.7 (158.9–167.2) | 171.5 (167.0–173.0) | 175.0 (172.7–176.7) |
| Body mass (kg) | 67.8 (63.3–71.9) | 74.8 (72.0–78.5) | 83.4 (78.6–86.3) | 56.7 (55.4–58.7) | 60.8 (58.6–62.5) | 66.4 (62.1–73.7) |
| Circumferences | ||||||
| Relaxed arm (cm) | 27.0 (26.9–29.0) | 30.0 (29.0–30.0) | 31.0 (30.0–32.1) | 25.0 (24.0–25.7) | 26.0 (25.2–26.0) | 26.9 (26.0–29.6) |
| Contracted arm (cm) | 30.2 (29.7–31.8) | 32.6 (31.8–32.9) | 33.6 (32.9–34.9) | 26.0 (25.5–26.5) | 27.2 (26.5–27.9) | 28.5 (27.8–31.0) |
| Waist (cm) | 70.0 (69.0–75.0) | 77.0 (75.0–78.0) | 79.0 (78.0–80.4) | 65.2 (61.6–67.3) | 70.0 (67.0–71.2) | 73.4 (71.1–79.3) |
| Hip (cm) | 89.9 (85.9–91.9) | 93.0 (92.0–94.0) | 95.1 (94.0–101.1) | 88.5 (87.5–91.0) | 93.0 (90.4–94.3) | 97.9 (94.3–102.1) |
| Thigh (cm) | 49.9 (48.0–53.0) | 56.0 (53.0–57.0) | 58.0 (57.0–58.2) | 49.2 (34.9–50.7) | 52.0 (50.0–53.0) | 55.5 (52.5–59.1) |
| Calf (cm) | 34.0 (33.9–36.0) | 38.0 (36.0–39.0) | 39.0 (39.0–40.0) | 33.9 (32.0–34.3) | 35.2 (34.3–36.0) | 37.7 (36.0–39.5) |
| Skinfolds (SKF) | ||||||
| Biceps (mm) | 2.8 (2.8–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–3.4) | 3.6 (3.4–3.7) | 3.0 (3.0–3.4) | 4.0 (3.2–4.4) | 5.0 (4.4–6.4) |
| Triceps (mm) | 4.9 (4.7–6.4) | 7.0 (6.4–7.6) | 9.0 (7.6–11.0) | 9.4 (7.3–10.4) | 11.0 (7.0–8.5) | 14.1 (12.3–19.2) |
| Subscapular (mm) | 5.9 (5.6–6.6) | 7.4 (6.6–8.0) | 8.3 (8.2–9.4) | 6.7 (5.6–7.3) | 8.0 (7.0–8.5) | 12.1 (8.5–18.8) |
| Suprailiac (mm) | 4.9 (4.2–5.0) | 5.6 (5.0–6.4) | 7.0 (6.4–12.3) | 5.8 (4.8–6.9) | 8.2 (6.8–9.0) | 15.0 (9.0–25.4) |
| Supraspinal (mm) | 5.0 (4.7–5.9) | 7.0 (5.4–8.0) | 9.7 (8.1–12.1) | 5.2 (4.2–6.0) | 7.0 (6.0–8.2) | 9.7 (8.2–20.6) |
| Abdominal (mm) | 6.2 (5.1–7.0) | 9.2 (8.0–11.0) | 12.0 (11.1–13.0) | 7.3 (5.9–10.0) | 11.0 (10.0–12.0) | 19.4 (12.0–32.4) |
| Thigh (mm) | 6.2 (5.1–7.0) | 8.6 (7.0–11.0) | 12.2 (11.0–14.1) | 13.6 (13.0–15.3) | 18.5 (15.0–20.0) | 22.7 (20.0–26.3) |
| Calf (mm) | 3.2 (3.0–3.6) | 3.6 (3.6–4.4) | 5.6 (4.3–5.8) | 3.7 (3.0–4.4) | 6.0 (4.4–9.0) | 10.7 (8.7–17.1) |
| Sum of the 8 SKF (mm) | 44.7 (40.9–49.3) | 54.6 (49.4–59.0) | 62.8 (59.0–68.1) | 64.7 (50.3–71.1) | 72.0 (71.0–81.7) | 97.5 (78.5–150.2) |
| Breadths | ||||||
| Humerus (cm) | 6.0 (5.5–6.5) | 6.9 (6.5–7.0) | 7.2 (7.0–7.3) | 5.6 (5.4–6.0) | 6.1 (6.0–6.2) | 6.5 (6.2–6.6) |
| Femur (cm) | 7.5 (6.9–9.0) | 9.3 (9.0–10.0) | 10.6 (10.0–11.1) | 8.7 (7.9–9.0) | 9.1 (8.9–9.6) | 10.2 (9.6–10.4) |
| Somatotype | ||||||
| Endomorphy | 1.4 (1.3–1.6) | 1.7 (1.6–2.0) | 2.2 (2.0–2.7) | 2.2 (1.7–2.7) | 2.9 (2.7–3.0) | 4.2 (3.0–5.9) |
| Mesomorphy | 2.3 (1.4–3.4) | 4.3 (3.4–4.9) | 5.9 (4.9–5.9) | 2.4 (2.0–3.1) | 3.5 (3.1–3.9) | 4.9 (3.9–5.2) |
| Ectomorphy | 1.8 (1.8–1.8) | 2.7 (2.5–2.9) | 3.9 (2.9–4.1) | 1.7 (1.4–2.7) | 3.1 (2.6–3.2) | 3.9 (3.2–4.1) |