Table 5.
Anthropometric reference percentiles presented as mean and lower and upper bounds of the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the forwards.
| Males (N = 55) | Females (N = 48) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | 15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
15th (95% CI) |
50th (95% CI) |
85th (95% CI) |
| Stature (cm) | 177.2 (172.0–183.0) | 185.5 (181.5–187.0) | 190.4 (186.0–192.0) | 163.9 (154.0–166.9) | 169.8 (167.5–172.8) | 177.2 (173.5–183.0) |
| Body mass (kg) | 75.1 (59.2–76.5) | 82.3 (76.5–86.4) | 91.4 (84.3–93.6) | 55.5 (51.1–61.7) | 65.3 (62.3–68.1) | 73.9 (68.4–80.2) |
| Circumferences | ||||||
| Relaxed arm (cm) | 28.0 (25.0–29.6) | 30.0 (29.0–32.0) | 33.3 (31.0–35.0) | 25.0 (24.0–26.0) | 27.3 (26.0–28.3) | 29.0 (28.5–30.0) |
| Contracted arm (cm) | 30.9 (27.4–32.5) | 33.0 (32.0–34.7) | 35.9 (34.1–37.8) | 26.9 (26.0–27.7) | 29.4 (27.8–30.0) | 30.8 (30.0–32.3) |
| Waist (cm) | 72.0 (71.0–76.6) | 79.0 (75.0–80.0) | 81.5 (79.3–84.5) | 66.0 (65.0–68.0) | 70.0 (69.0–71.8) | 74.0 (72.1–76.0) |
| Hip (cm) | 92.0 (87.0–93.5) | 95.6 (93.0–98.0) | 99.0 (97.2–101.8) | 88.7 (8705–91.0) | 96.0 (94.0–98.0) | 101.6 (99.1–106.4) |
| Thigh (cm) | 54.0 (51.0–54.6) | 56.5 (54.0–58.0) | 60.5 (57.0–63.5) | 49.7 (48.0–52.1) | 55.0 (53.0–56.0) | 58.0 (56.1–60.1) |
| Calf (cm) | 36.0 (34.0–36.) | 38.0 (36.0–39.0) | 39.4 (38.5–44.0) | 34.0 (32.0–35.0) | 36.3 (35.0–37.0) | 39.0 (37.1–39.0) |
| Skinfolds (SKF) | ||||||
| Biceps (mm) | 2.9 (2.4–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–3.1) | 3.4 (3.0–4.4) | 3.0 (2.6–3.0) | 3.4 (3.0–3.8) | 4.5 (4.0–8.0) |
| Triceps (mm) | 5.1 (4.4–5.6) | 6.0 (5.4–6.6) | 8.8 (6.5–10.0) | 8.0 (7.0–10.8) | 14.0 (11.0–15.5) | 18.1 (16.0–20.0) |
| Subscapular (mm) | 5.8 (5.0–6.8) | 7.4 (6.4–8.1) | 9.5 (7.8–11.0) | 6.6 (6.4–7.8) | 10.1 (8.0–12.7) | 14.2 (13.0–15.0) |
| Suprailiac (mm) | 4.2 (3.6–6.0) | 6.9 (5.6–8.2) | 9.8 (7.5–11.0) | 4.9 (4.6–6.6) | 8.0 (6.8–9.2) | 13.2 (10.0–24.0) |
| Supraspinal (mm) | 4.7 (4.4–5.9) | 6.7 (5.4–8.6) | 9.2 (8.2–10.0) | 5.4 (4.8–6.4) | 8.5 (7.2–10.0) | 12.1 (10.1–17.0) |
| Abdominal (mm) | 6.1 (5.5–9.0) | 10.0 (8.0–11.2) | 12.7 (11.0–13.0) | 7.2 (5.8–10.9) | 13.0 (11.0–15.5) | 20.1 (16.0–23.5) |
| Thigh (mm) | 6.2 (5.1–7.0) | 8.4 (6.2–9.0) | 13.5 (9.0–15.6) | 13.9 (9.8–17.0) | 20.0 (18.1–22.0) | 25.1 (23.0–28.0) |
| Calf (mm) | 5.3 (4.2–6.6) | 3.4 (3.2–4.0) | 5.1 (3.8–7.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.6) | 4.1 (3.8–6.6) | 13.5 (7.8–16.0) |
| Sum of the 8 SKF (mm) | 43.2 (38.9–46.5) | 51.0 (44.8–60.2) | 66.8 (58.2–71.6) | 63.8 (49.4–72.4) | 86.1 (79.8–95.4) | 108.3 (96.1–131.0) |
| Breadths | ||||||
| Humerus (cm) | 6.2 (6.0–6.7) | 7.0 (6.5–7.0) | 7.2 (7.0–7.5) | 5.5 (5.4–5.8) | 6.0 (5.9–6.4) | 6.5 (6.4–6.8) |
| Femur (cm) | 8.3 (6.7–9.2) | 9.7 (9.0–10.4) | 10.7 (10.2–11.2) | 8.5 (8.0–9.0) | 9.6 (9.1–10.0) | 10.4 (10.0–10.8) |
| Somatotype | ||||||
| Endomorphy | 1.3 (1.0–1.6) | 1.9 (1.6–2.1) | 2.4 (2.0–2.6) | 2.1 (1.7–2.7) | 3.3 (2.7–3.9) | 4.7 (3.9–5.1) |
| Mesomorphy | 2.0 (1.1–3.3) | 4.1 (2.9–5.2) | 5.9 (4.9–7.2) | 2.9 (2.6–3.6) | 4.1 (3.7–2.3) | 4.9 (4.5–5.6) |
| Ectomorphy | 1.5 (1.1–2.1) | 2.9 (1.9–3.4) | 3.7 (3.3–3.9) | 1.4 (1.2–1.9) | 2.4 (2.0–2.7) | 3.3 (2.7–3.8) |