Table 1.
Means (±SD) of age and body composition indices in Filipino male and female karate and pencak silat athletes.
| Pencak silat | Karate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 17) |
Females (n = 5) |
Males (n = 12) |
Females (n = 5) |
|
| Age (years) | 24.4 (4.8) | 20.4 (3.7) | 24.0 (4.8) | 20.3 (1.3) |
| Height (m) | 1.68 (.05) | 1.56 (.06) | 1.70 (.05) | 1.61 (3.6) |
| Body mass (kg) | 63.2 (9.1) | 53.3 (7.8) | 64.3 (7.1) | 55.8 (6.9) |
| RPI (cm/kg0.333) | 42.4 (1.7) | 41.7 (.6) | 42.5 (1.5) | 42.3 (1.4) |
| Σ6 skinfolds (mm) | 53.7 (24.2) | 86.2 (20.2) | 48.1 (15.7) | 63.6 (24.7) |
| Proportional Σ6 skinfolds (mm) | 54.3 (24.6) | 93.4(19.0) | 48.1 (15.2) | 67.0 (25.4) |