Table 1. Descriptive statistics of the two male groups.
| Personal parameters | Male non-athletes (n = 32) | Male athletes (n = 32) | Significance of differences1 |
| Age (y) | 25.8±5.6 (22.1–27.7) | 23.0±13.2 (17.8–31.0) | n.s.2 |
| Height (m) | 1.80±0.1 (1.75–1.82) | 1.8±0.1 (1.75–1.84) | n.s.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.3±8.7 (66.3–75.0) | 72.0±8.5 (66.3–74.8) | n.s.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.4±1.4 (21.6–23.0) | 21.8±2.3 (20.7–23.0) | n.s.3 |
| SAT-Top 4 | |||
| Neck | 3.7±3.7 (2.5–6.2) | 1.2±0.6 (1.0–1.6) | p<0.001 |
| Triceps | 4.9±3.0 (3.5–6.5) | 2.1±1.9 (1.5–3.4) | p<0.001 |
| Biceps | 3.0±1.6 (2.1–3.7) | 1.5±0.6 (1.2–1.8) | p<0.001 |
| Upper back | 3.6±2.3 (2.5–4.8) | 1.5±1.0 (1.1–2.1) | p<0.001 |
| Front chest | 3.8±2.9 (2.8–5.7) | 1.8±1.2 (1.3–2.5) | p<0.001 |
| Lateral chest | 4.2±3.2 (2.7–5.9) | 1.7±0.9 (1.1–2.0) | p<0.001 |
| Upper abdomen | 5.4±4.5 (3.5–8.0) | 2.1±1.4 (1.6–3.0) | p<0.001 |
| Lower abdomen | 5.6±5.5 (3.6–9.1) | 2.5±2.6 (1.4–4.0) | p<0.001 |
| Lower back | 6.4±4.9 (3.8–8.7) | 4.7±3.6 (3.0–6.6) | p<0.013 |
| Hip | 6.3±4.3 (4.5–8.8) | 2.5±3.7 (1.7–5.4) | p<0.001 |
| Front thigh | 3.2±2.3 (2.5–4.8) | 1.9±1.0 (1.4–2.4) | p<0.001 |
| Lateral thigh | 4.0±2.4 (3.1–5.5) | 1.7±1.2 (1.3–2.5) | p<0.001 |
| Rear thigh | 3.5±2.4 (2.4–4.8) | 1.7±1.6 (1.4–3.0) | p<0.001 |
| Inner thigh | 4.9±4.0 (3.8–7.8) | 2.8±1.3 (2.1–3.4) | p<0.001 |
| Calf | 3.0±1.7 (2.2–3.9) | 1.6±0.9 (1.3–2.2) | p<0.001 |
| Compartments (mm) | |||
| Arms5 | 7.5±4.0 (5.6–9.6) | 3.7±2.0 (3.2–5.2) | p<0.001 |
| Legs6 | 19.3±8.0 (15.8–23.8) | 10.1±3.9 (8.5–12.4) | p<0.001 |
| Abdomen7 | 24.9±18.8 (17.1–35.9) | 12.1±8.7 (8.5–17.2) | p<0.001 |
| Trunk8 | 14.6±10.9 (11.5–22.4) | 6.5±2.2 (5.6–7.8) | p<0.001 |
| Total SAT9 | 68.3±36.6 (52.9–89.5) | 33.8±13.4 (26.5–39.9) | p<0.001 |
| TBF% | 15.4±4.7 (12.8–17.5) | 10.2±2.9 (8.5–11.4) | p<0.001 |
Data is Median ± interquartile range (1st to the 3rd quartile).
1
By Mann-Whitney U test.
2
Not significant (p>0.05).
3
By t-test for independent samples.
4
SAT thickness of 15 body sites in mm.
5
Body sites biceps+triceps.
6
Body sites front thigh+lateral thigh+rear thigh+inner thigh+calf.
7
Body sites upper abdomen+lower abdomen+lower back+hip.
8
Body sites neck+upper back+lateral chest+front chest.
9
Body sites 1–15.