Table 1.
Means ± SD and individual wheelchair basketball players' characteristics (gender, age, sum of four skinfolds: the biceps, triceps, subscapular, and suprailiac, disability, and wheelchair basketball playing experience) grouped according to International Wheelchair Basketball Federation classification (IWBF) [16].
| Player | Sex | Age (years) | ΣSK (mm) | Disability | IWBF classification | Experience (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | M | 31 | 46.4 | Orthopedic impairments | 4.5 | 6 |
| P2 | F | 38 | 34.1 | Above knee amputation | 4.5 | 9 |
| P3 | M | 30 | 56.9 | Above knee amputation | 4 | 2 |
| P4 | M | 27 | 23.1 | Cerebral palsy | 4 | 6 |
| P5 | M | 36 | 55.5 | Spina bifida | 4 | 9 |
| P6 | M | 36 | 48.3 | Spinal cord injury | 4 | 8 |
| P7 | M | 29 | 44.1 | Cerebral palsy | 3 | 5 |
| P8 | M | 23 | 37.9 | Spinal cord injury | 3 | 7 |
| P9 | M | 39 | 39.1 | Spinal cord injury | 3 | 7 |
| P10 | M | 36 | 44.9 | Agenesis | 3 | 5 |
| P11 | M | 39 | 55.5 | Spina bifida | 2.5 | 10 |
| P12 | M | 41 | 27.2 | Spinal cord injury | 2 | 6 |
| P13 | M | 30 | 42.9 | Spinal cord injury | 2 | 6 |
| P14 | M | 27 | 52.2 | Spinal cord injury | 1.5 | 7 |
| P15 | F | 28 | 76.2 | Lower limb agenesis | 1 | 4 |
| P16 | M | 29 | 45.1 | Poliomyelitis | 1 | 7 |
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| Mean ± SD | 32.4 ± 5.3 | 42.3 ± 13 | 2.9 ± 1.2 | 6.5 ± 2.3 | ||