Table 1. General characteristics of the combat sports players.
| Variable | Judo | Ssireum | Wrestling | Kendo | Boxing | Taekwondo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | ||||||
| Male (%) | 34 (72.3) | 19 (100.0) | 9 (69.2) | 27 (90.0) | 16 (100.0) | 28 (82.4) |
| Female (%) | 13 (27.7) | - | 4 (30.8) | 3 (10.0) | - | 6 (17.6) |
| Total (%) | 47 (100.0) | 19 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 30 (100.0) | 16 (100.0) | 34 (100.0) |
| Age (yrs) | 20.4±0.2 | 19.9±0.3 | 20.1±0.3 | 20.0±0.2 | 19.4±0.3 | 19.8±0.3 |
| Height (cm) | 173.0±1.3 | 178.1±1.1* | 169.3±4.5† | 174.5±1.1†# | 173.4±2.9† | 178.3±1.0*#‡§ |
| Weight (kg) | 79.4±2.8 | 96.1±5.4* | 77.9±4.5† | 70.8±1.1*† | 67.9±2.9*† | 69.4±1.7*† |
| BMI (kg/cm²) | 26.2±0.6 | 30.2±1.5* | 26.9±1.0 | 23.2±0.3*†# | 22.5±0.7*†# | 21.7±0.3*†#‡ |
| Career (yrs) | 9.2±0.4 | 9.3±0.5 | 5.9±0.5 | 8.6±0.5 | 6.0±0.7 | 7.8±0.4 |
| Training time | ||||||
| Running (h/day) | 1.7±0.1 | 1.3±0.1 | 1.3±0.2 | 0.6±0.1 | 1.0±0.3 | 1.1±0.1 |
| Major (h/day) | 2.0±0.0 | 2.1±0.1 | 2.2±0.2 | 3.7±0.2 | 1.9±0.1 | 2.6±0.1 |
| WT (h/day) | 1.4±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 | 1.1±0.1 | 0.4±0.1 | 1.0±0.1 | 0.8±0.1 |
| Total (h/day) | 5.2±.0.8 | 4.3±0.2 | 4.6±0.4 | 4.7±0.2 | 4.1±0.2 | 4.6±0.2 |
| Days/week (days) | 6.0±0.5 | 5.1±0.1 | 5.3±0.1 | 5.6±0.1 | 5.5±0.1 | 6.0±0.1 |
All data are presented as the mean±SE. M: male player; F: female player; BMI: body mass index; WT: weight training. *†#‡§: p < 0.05.