Table 2. Descriptive statistics of the two female groups.
| Personal parameters | Female non-athletes (n = 21) | Female athletes (n = 21) | Significance of differences1 |
| Age (y) | 24.8±2.6 (23.6–26.2) | 21.7±16.1 (17.1–33.2) | n.s.2 |
| Height (m) | 1.66±0.1 (1.62–1.71) | 1.7±0.1 (1.64–1.73) | n.s.3 |
| Weight (kg) | 54.0±6.8 (52.0–58.8) | 60.0±8.0 (55.0–63.0) | p<0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 19.9±1.0 (19.7–20.7) | 20.8±2.1 (20.0–22.1) | p<0.05 |
| SAT-Top 4 | |||
| Neck | 5.8±3.6 (4.0–7.6) | 2.4±2.1 (1.5–3.6) | p<0.001 |
| Triceps | 12.5±4.4 (9.9–14.3) | 7.9±2.0 (7.0–9.0) | p<0.001 |
| Biceps | 5.3±3.6 (4.0–7.6) | 3.2±2.0 (2.2–4.2) | p<0.0013 |
| Upper back | 4.9±2.6 (3.7–6.3) | 2.3±1.4 (1.7–3.1) | p<0.001 |
| Front chest | 8.6±5.9 (4.4–10.3) | 2.7±2.6 (1.8–4.4) | p<0.001 |
| Lateral chest | 6.3±5.4 (4.6–10.0) | 2.2±3.3 (1.4–4.7) | p<0.001 |
| Upper abdomen | 7.4±5.2 (5.5–10.7) | 3.8±5.1 (2.6–7.7) | p<0.01 |
| Lower abdomen | 10.2±6.9 (6.0–12.9) | 6.3±4.7 (4.2–8.9) | n.s.3 |
| Lower back | 11.4±5.2 (8.6–13.8) | 9.1±3.8 (7.2–11.0) | p<0.053 |
| Hip | 8.5±6.6 (5.4–12.0) | 7.1±7.7 (3.4–11.1) | n.s.3 |
| Front thigh | 10.3±3.5 (8.0–11.5) | 6.9±3.6 (4.6–8.2) | p<0.001 |
| Lateral thigh | 10.4±2.8 (9.9–12.7) | 8.0±3.4 (6.5–9.9) | p<0.013 |
| Rear thigh | 7.2±1.9 (6.1–8.0) | 5.8±2.7 (5.0–7.7) | n.s.3 |
| Inner thigh | 11.2±2.8 (9.8–12.6) | 7.4±5.0 (5.4–10.4) | p<0.0013 |
| Calf | 6.3±2.3 (4.8–7.1) | 3.5±2.8 (2.5–5.3) | p<0.0013 |
| Compartments (mm) | |||
| Arms5 | 17.4±5.2 (15.7–20.9) | 11.1±2.3 (10.1–12.4) | p<0.0013 |
| Legs6 | 46.6±9.1 (40.2–49.3) | 30.9±16.1 (24.2–40.3) | p<0.0013 |
| Abdomen7 | 40.5±21.4 (25.7–47.1) | 26.5±23.2 (16.4–39.6) | p<0.053 |
| Trunk8 | 25.6±17.1 (17.1–34.2) | 10.2±6.4 (7.8–14.2) | p<0.001 |
| Total SAT9 | 133.7±48.6 (102.1–150.7) | 78.8±42.1 (62.8–104.9) | p<0.0013 |
| TBF% | 30.2±5.5 (27.2–32.7) | 26.9±4.7 (24.8–29.5) | p<0.013 |
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.