Table 1. Characteristics of athletes and non-athlete individuals.
| Athletes | Non-athletes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 126) | Men (n = 94) | Women (n = 32) | All (n = 155) | Men (n = 109) | Women (n = 46) | |
| Age (years) | 25.9±5.5 | 26.9±5.7 | 24.9±5.3 | 27.4±5.2 | 27.1±5.1 | 28.0±5.7 |
| Height (m) | 1.87±0.11 * | 1.95±0.04 † | 1.77±0.07 ‡ | 1.76±0.11 | 1.83±0.07 | 1.67±0.09 |
| Weight (kg) | 85.2±15.6 * | 97.5±8.3 † | 72.3±10.2 ‡ | 70.5±15.3 | 81.4±13.6 | 59.9±7.2 |
| Body mass index (kg/m 2 ) | 24.8±2.6 | 25.8±2.2 | 23.4±2.5 | 22.8±4.3 | 24.1±4.6 | 21.6±3.9 |
| Body surface area (m 2 ) | 2.18±0.28 * | 2.38±0.1 † | 1.89±0.3 ‡ | 1.94±0.3 | 2.08±0.3 | 1.74±0.2 |
* p<0.01 versus all non-athletes,
† p<0.01 versus men non-athletes,
‡ p<0.01 versus women non-athletes.
Body mass index was different between athletes and non-athletes and between men and women (p<0.05). Height, weight, body surface area and body mass index was different between men and women individuals in the athlete and non-athlete groups (p<0.05). Age was not different between study groups.