Table 4.
Physical characteristics and body composition of basketball players by body mass status.
| Total (n=72) | U-12 (n=32) | U-15 (n=23) | U-18 (n=17) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal-weight (n=,45) | Overweight (n=27) | Normal-weight (n=23) | Overweight (n=9) | Normal-weight (n=14) | Overweight (n=9) | Normal-weight (n=8) | Overweight (n=9) | |
| Age (yrs) | 12.6±2.7 | 13.4±2.9 | 10.5±1.3 | 10.0±1.2 | 13.5±0.7 | 13.4±0.7 | 17.0±0.7 | 16.8±0.6 |
| ΔAPHV (yrs) | −0.9±2.1 | 0.4±2.3* | −2.7±0.7 | −2.5±0.6 | −0.6±0.8 | 0.1±0.7* | 2.6±1.1 | 2.8±0.7 |
| BM (kg) | 48.7±15.5 | 69.2±17.9‡ | 36.6±7.1 | 48.4±4.8‡ | 54.8±6.7 | 72.0±8.6‡ | 72.7±6.9 | 87.1±9.6† |
| Height (cm) | 158.0±17.5 | 167.5±15.8* | 144.6±9.1 | 148.8±7.1 | 165.4±10.2 | 172.4±8.5 | 183.6±4.6 | 181.3±7.4 |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | 19.0±2.2 | 24.2±2.8‡ | 17.4±1.5 | 21.9±1.3‡ | 20.0±0.9 | 24.2±1.9‡ | 21.6±1.7 | 26.6±2.7‡ |
| BF (%) | 15.6±3.2 | 21.2±2.9‡ | 15.2±3.0 | 23.6±1.6‡ | 17.1±2.2 | 20.8±2.2‡ | 13.9±4.2 | 19.2±2.7† |
| FM (kg) | 7.6±2.9 | 14.4±3.4‡ | 5.7±1.9 | 11.4±1.4‡ | 9.3±1.3 | 14.9±2.1‡ | 10.2±3.4 | 16.9±3.7† |
| FFM (kg) | 41.1±13.2 | 54.8±15.1‡ | 31.0±5.5 | 37.0±3.7† | 45.4±6.1 | 57.1±7.3‡ | 62.5±5.8 | 70.3±6.7* |
Data are mean±SD. ΔAPHV=difference from age at peak height velocity, BM=body mass, BMI=body mass index, BF=body fat, FM=fat mass, FFM=fat-free mass. The symbols *, † and ‡ denote significance level of p<0.05, p<0.01 and p<0.001, respectively, for differences between normal and overweight participants using independent student t-test.