Table 1.
Characteristics of elite athletes, divided into summer and winter athletes and across sport categories. Results are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD) and sex differences as number and percentage (%).
| Variables | Competition season | Sport categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer (n = 80) mean (SD) | Winter (n = 55) mean (SD) | p value | Endurance (n = 64) mean (SD) | Team sport (n = 50) mean (SD) | Technical (n = 21) mean (SD) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 27 (4.5) | 26 (6.1) | 0.564 | 26 (5.0) | 27 (4.3) | 30 (6.8) | 0.016 |
| Height (cm) | 176 (8.3) | 178 (8.2) | 0.953 | 179 (8.2) | 175 (7.8) | 176 (8.1) | 0.014 |
| Weight (kg) | 71 (10.7) | 74 (11.4) | 0.391 | 74 (10.8) | 69 (8.4) | 73 (15.8) | 0.054 |
| Sex (♀), N (%) | 62 (78) | 20 (36) | <0.001∗ | 23 (36) | 48 (96) | 11 (52) | <0.001 |